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Wildlife Trafficking

Investigations

Skinned for Profit: How Global Trade Is Driving Africa’s Donkeys to the Brink

Millions of animals are slaughtered each year for use in traditional Chinese medicine — a trade that’s devastating many African communities.
September 22, 2025
by
Roman Goergen
Millions of animals are slaughtered each year for use in traditional Chinese medicine — a trade that’s devastating many African communities.
Wildlife

The Exotic Pet Trade Harms Animals and Humans. The European Union Is Studying a Potential Solution

EU legislators are considering a form of regulation that could protect many species from unsafe exploitation — if it’s done right.
September 15, 2025
by
Tracy Keeling
EU legislators are considering a form of regulation that could protect many species from unsafe exploitation — if it’s done right.
Wildlife

Wildlife Trade: Does the ‘Livelihoods Depend on It’ Defense Hold Up?

New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.
September 2, 2025
by
Tracy Keeling
New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.
Tiger art Ho Chi Minh City
Op-Eds

50 Years Later: The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade

The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
July 29, 2025
by
Rob Pickles
The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
Op-Eds

Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks?

Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
July 16, 2025
by
Dr. David Shiffman
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
Voices

Save This Species: Owston’s Civet

One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
June 30, 2025
by
Jes Hooper, Ph.D.
One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
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Voices

Something for Everyone: Wildlife Trade in Paradise

Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.
June 18, 2025
by
Vincent Nijman and I Nyoman Aji Duranegara Payuse and Jessica Chavez
Our ongoing study in Bali reveals a surprising level of trade in protected species — and offers a strategy for ending it.
wildife rangers
Op-Eds

Rangers in the Red

In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
May 23, 2025
by
Joe Figel
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting them — hang in the balance.
A bird with bright white feathers and blue skin around its eye against a green background
Wildlife

To Save This Critically Endangered Bird, It Takes a Village

The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.
April 25, 2025
by
Paige Cromley
The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.
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Voices

Save This Species: Sunda Pangolin

Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?
April 11, 2025
by
Joe Figel
Demand for their scales (and their habitats) has pushed these anteaters to the brink. But why aren’t more conservationists working to protect them in the wild?

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