Gabon - two traffickers arrested with two elephant tusks. Good work of Conservation Justice with that authorities.

Customs intercept pangolin scales, elephant tusks, others worth N680m - Nigeria

herald.ng/customs-interc… via @The Herald

Yesterday, the Financial Post published an opinion article about polar bears with the tagline 'The bears may just be moving'. Well, my research group has been tracking 10-20 polar bears by satellite in Hudson Bay since 2004. Not one has moved to another population. Data matters.

If there is “No Plan to Reopen BC Grizzly Bear Hunt” let’s make the ban permanent ⁦David Eby⁩ ⁦Nathan Cullen⁩ #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/2…

Deer, leopard skins seized from Shakhadri’s house in Chikkamagaluru thehindu.com/news/national/…

Man charged with many wildlife crimes after ex-wife’s tip to officials

#bears #eagles #wildlife #wildlife crime #conservation
sports.yahoo.com/man-charged-ma… via Yahoo Sports

wideopenspaces.com/accused-poache… #hunting #poaching #deer #crime #usa #wildlife

Stop using lead hunting ammunition. kymkemp.com/2023/10/26/you…. #hunting #conservation #WildlifeCrime

Officials suspect poaching after two bighorn sheep found headless pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/art… via Penticton Herald

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These tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms. 
They're illegal to sell internationally but they're still being shipped throughout Asia.
Here's what we know, I report National Geographic
nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

More illegal reptile trade:

Two held in Siliguri for smuggling in 3 tokay geckos from Bangladesh

mangalorean.com/two-held-in-si…

#reptile #wildlifetrade #wildlifecrime #crime #conservation #cites

Indian Star Tortoise in jeopardy Monitor Conservation Research Society's Chris R Shepherd: 'transit & destination countries should enact new laws to ... prevent the exploitation of the legal loopholes undermining efforts to conserve this species.' #illegalwildtrade nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl… via National Geographic

'Not a good look:' Texas zoo seizes coat made from endangered ocelots

Would you wear this coat??

#wildlifetrade #wildifecrime #crime #cats #fashion

chron.com/life/wildlife/… via Chron

After being informed about the presence of turtles being sold in front of a pagoda in Hanoi, the ENV Wildlife Crime Hotline notified the Hanoi City FPD.

They inspected the site, and confiscated 11 Chinese stripe-necked turtles, 1 Chinese pond turtle and 2 soft-shell turtles.

The three companies are among a list of 72 firms Environmental Investigation Agency U.S. said used body parts of threatened #leopards and #pangolins as ingredients in at least 88 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products. straitstimes.com/asia/three-lis…

Hong Kong’s illegal wildlife trade flourishing despite tougher enforcement powers: proof that laws are meaningless without proper enforcement sc.mp/g9ub?utm_sourc… via @scmpnews

Reptiles are imperiled by the global pet trade. Here's what we can do: #reptiles #nationalreptileawarenessday therevelator.org/reptile-trade-…