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Wildlife Trafficking

sawfish on floor of tank
Culture

Vanishing: Sawfishes Are Weird and Wonderful — But Important, Too

A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.
October 8, 2021
by
Helen Yan
A conservation scientist would miss these delightfully bizarre fish if they went extinct, but there’s more to saving them than their looks.
Sunda clouded leopard
Voices

Species Spotlight: Sunda Clouded Leopard, the Ethereal and Declining ‘Tree Tiger’

Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
September 17, 2021
by
Wai-Ming Wong
Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
Straw-headed bulbul
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Straw-Headed Bulbul Sings About Extinction

Rampant capture for the songbird trade threatens to silence the forests of this species’ evolutionarily marvelous melody.
July 16, 2021
by
Loretta Shepherd
Rampant capture for the songbird trade threatens to silence the forests of this species’ evolutionarily marvelous melody.
sand tiger shark
Op-Eds

How the United States Must Help Sharks Around the World

American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.
June 23, 2021
by
David McGuire and Molly Yoon
American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.
Monkey in cage
Wildlife

Life After Wildlife Trafficking: What Happens to Rescued Animals?

A serious lack of data about the fate of wildlife saved from illegal trade leads to calls for better information and accountability.
June 9, 2021
by
Danielle Beurteaux
A serious lack of data about the fate of wildlife saved from illegal trade leads to calls for better information and accountability.
large-antlered muntjac
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Large-Antlered Muntjac Faces a ‘Quiet Extinction’

This critically endangered, fanged deer species is losing out to the snaring crisis in Laos and Vietnam.
June 4, 2021
by
Minh Nguyen
This critically endangered, fanged deer species is losing out to the snaring crisis in Laos and Vietnam.
titan
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Gentle and Quirky White-Bellied Pangolin

This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.
May 21, 2021
by
Charles Emogor
This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.
Zimbabwe elephant
Op-Eds

Southern Africa’s Ivory Delusion

The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.
April 9, 2021
by
Charan Saunders
The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.
small-clawed otter
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Asian Small-Clawed Otter — A Victim of the Pet Trade

This vulnerable, fish-eating small carnivore still lives in stream-fed forests of northeastern Bangladesh and other countries. But it faces increasing threats.
April 7, 2021
by
Muntasir Akash
This vulnerable, fish-eating small carnivore still lives in stream-fed forests of northeastern Bangladesh and other countries. But it faces increasing threats.
environmental books spring 2021
Reviews

10 Environmental Books We’re Reading This Spring

From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.
March 24, 2021
by
John R. Platt
From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.

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