Regarding the recent increase in deforestation rate and in hunting pressure here in New Caledonia, there is no justification for downgrading the New Caledonian imperial pigeon from NT to LC. 😱
This endemic species is probably even declining
IUCN Red List BirdLife International LPO France

On April 17, the judge at East Jakarta District Court sentenced Rifal Achmad to 2 years in prison and a fine of IDR 50,000,000 for illegally trading 8 eagles of various types, 1 Javan Lutung and 1 Javan Surili.

41 youth delegates are in #Singapore 🇸🇬 for the first-ever #CITES Youth Leadership Programme!

This week kickstarts the establishment of the #CITES GlobalYouthNetwork (CGYN) 🎊🌏🌱

📸: CITES S-G Ivonne Higuero flags off a hands-on #wildlifecrime themed activity at the zoo

Committed to end wildlife crime!
On intelligence inputs of WCCB, Two #tortoises were seized in joint #operation conducted by #WCCB and West Bengal #Forest Department at #Alipurdwar , West Bengal on 15-04-2024.

Our plastic waste is bad for wildlife.

The image is of a deceased black-footed albatross chick. It's a sobering picture and normally we like to keep things light-hearted on this account, but every once in a while we need to have one of those 'real talks.'

#EarthDay

And more illegal reptile trade...

And again, the reptiles we going to India, via Thailand - an extremely common connection.

#snakes #India #Bangkok #Thailand #pets #wildlifetrade #crime CITES #reptiles
indiatoday.in/india/story/be…

More illegal reptile trade.

Celebrity Designer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Smuggling Crocodile Handbags Into the U.S.

#reptile #fashion #wildlife trade #wildlife #snakes #WildlifeConservation #USA #crime news #crime #conservation ca.news.yahoo.com/celebrity-desi… via Yahoo

Vic Gov is developing their first long-term cat management strategy. The draft is open for consultation until 26 April. The draft downplays the impact feral cats have on the environment. Can you please ask Victorian Government to take stronger action on feral cats?

To make it easy, we've…

“CSI, but for parrots.”

Bringing together criminology and conservation, Dr George Olah George Olah from ANU Fenner School, is creating a forensic genomic toolkit which will help authorities to track illegal trade routes.

Read the story: bit.ly/csibutforparro…

A climate-fueled disaster unfolding in the Southwest Australia Biodiversity Hotspot: Western Australia’s eucalypt forests fade to brown as century-old giant jarrahs die in heat and drought

theguardian.com/environment/20…

🆕 Discover the latest insights on wildlife trafficking in the #EU !

With over 3600 seizures analysed for 2022, uncover the top trafficked commodities, common smuggling routes, and the countries involved.

Dive into the details 👉 loom.ly/yP5s41o European Commission

But will ‘we’ invest in the ongoing active management that is required?

‘300,000ha Queensland cattle station bought for conservation after $21m donation’ theguardian.com/australia-news…

The Great #Victoria Desert is #Australia 's largest, and it defies expectations by showcasing rich #biodiversity and challenging preconceptions about how a #desert should look.

Explore this vibrant #landscape further: ausgeo.co/desertdelight

Please implement #biosecurity measures in case of bird flu outbreak theguardian.com/australia-news…

Teddy bear dancing in the woods

Pet shop owner linked to Singapore's largest bird-smuggling operation gets jail

Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!

#birds #wildlifetrade #Malaysia #Singapore #crime #wildlifecrime CITES Monitor Conservation Research Society
todayonline.com/singapore/pet-…

Anything is possible through meaningful partnerships!

TRAFFIC is proud to be a member of the Tiger Conservation Coalition, who are working together to secure a future for wild tigers 🐯

Discover more about our first joint event 👉 loom.ly/pgaVEAQ

More forest death reports: Jarrah trees dying in WA’s big dry weatherzone.com.au/news/jarrah-tr…
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange

First paper from the trial pygmy bluetongue translocation showing that the lizards are behaving as they would as if they were in their source locations. And first paper from PhD student Dee Trewartha #PBT doi.org/10.1111/acv.12… Jess Clayton Steph Godfrey (she/her)

#BREAKING
In a major crackdown, skins of 5 #leopard , 1 fishing cat & 1 leopard cat, & large quantity of #pangolin scales were seized by the Odisha Forest Department.

Seven accused have been arrested in this connection.

sambadenglish.com/5-leopard-skin…

WWF-India TRAFFIC