Wildlife Trafficking

The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers.

A debate over the future of trophy hunting points out that many effective alternatives to funding and supporting conservation have started to emerge.

Scientists have once again developed a method to fabricate horns in the lab, supposedly to disrupt poachers and wildlife traffickers. Here’s why that won’t work.

A discussion on the “Our Wild World” podcast looks at the future for rhinos, elephants, giraffes, vaquitas and other species affected by legal and illegal wildlife trafficking.

In response to pressures from the international community, Mexico has agreed to take more steps to prevent the porpoises’ extinction — but with fewer than 20 remaining, will that be enough?

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.

Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.

The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.

New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.

Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?