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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 10th, 2014
David Beckham, Prince William Want to End the Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade

David Beckham, Prince William Want to End the Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade

The two have recently launched a new anti-wildlife crime campaign, #WhoseSideAreYouOn

Electric Trap Kills Tigress in India

Electric Trap Kills Tigress in India

The feline is believed to have died this past Sunday night

Ivory Traders Taken into Police Custody in Indonesia

Ivory Traders Taken into Police Custody in Indonesia

Conservationists hope the traders will be made to pay for their actions

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 27th, 2014
Belgium Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile This Coming April

Belgium Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile This Coming April

The ivory is to be destroyed during a special ceremony on April 9

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Poachers and collectors have no use for a tortoise with a carved shell

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 3rd, 2014
First Ever World Wildlife Day Celebrated This March 3

First Ever World Wildlife Day Celebrated This March 3

This celebration was declared by the United Nations General Assembly last December 20

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 26th, 2014
Lady Gaga's Getting Bitten by a Slow Loris Could Be Good News for the Species

Lady Gaga's Getting Bitten by a Slow Loris Could Be Good News for the Species

Slow lorises are in danger of going extinct, could sure use some publicity

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 24th, 2014
Trader Specializing in Smuggling Live Animals Arrested in Indonesia

Trader Specializing in Smuggling Live Animals Arrested in Indonesia

The individual is believed to have smuggled baby primates, komodo dragons

$1.5M (€1.1M) Worth of Ivory Horns Seized in Singapore

$1.5M (€1.1M) Worth of Ivory Horns Seized in Singapore

The rhino horns were found, confiscated last Thursday

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 4th, 2014
China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile

China Announces Plans to Destroy Ivory Stockpile

The ivory will be destroyed this coming January 6 at a public ceremony

30 Countries Pledge “Zero Tolerance” on Illegal Ivory Trade

30 Countries Pledge “Zero Tolerance” on Illegal Ivory Trade

Wildlife trafficking in now a “serious crime” in these countries

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 15th, 2013
US Crushes 6 Tons of Ivory

US Crushes 6 Tons of Ivory

The ivory came from over 2,000 elephants slaughtered by poachers

Soldiers Arrested, Sent to Prison in Indonesia

Soldiers Arrested, Sent to Prison in Indonesia

The two men were found guilty of crimes against wildlife

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2013
Wildlife Crime Is Worth $15-20 Billion (€11-15 Billion) Yearly, UN Says

Wildlife Crime Is Worth $15-20 Billion (€11-15 Billion) Yearly, UN Says

Illegal logging, e-waste and illegal fishing also have an impressive price tag

Furry Officer Manotas with the Sea Shepherd Organization Has Retired

Furry Officer Manotas with the Sea Shepherd Organization Has Retired

The yellow Lab has spent the past few years fighting wildlife crime

Watch: Wildlife Crime Is “Dead Serious,” WWF Video Explains Why

Watch: Wildlife Crime Is “Dead Serious,” WWF Video Explains Why

Poaching affects not just biodiversity, but also human communities