Meeting sparks international interest in wildlife detector dog programmes - Traffic
Apr 26 2012

Budapest, Hungary, 26th April 2012—More than 50 participants met earlier this week in Budapest to share experiences on the use of wildlife detector dogs in tackling wildlife crime.

Training to boost wildlife crime investigation in Belum-Temengor, Malaysia - Traffic
Apr 24 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24th April 2012—Enforcement officers from 11 agencies working across one of Peninsular Malaysia’s most important wildlife landscapes took part in a two-day intensive training session to boost wildlife crime investigation in the area.

Panda landscape project on sustainable use of wild medicinal plants wins Equator Prize - Traffic
May 16 2012

May 2012—A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012.

VACANCY: Communications Officer, TRAFFIC Central Africa - Traffic
May 10 2012

US man claims to have found 'world's smallest chicken egg' - The Times of India
Aug 22 2011

A man in the US claims to have found the world's smallest chicken egg, a media report said.

App to fight wildlife trafficking in Cambodia - Traffic
May 09 2012

9th May 2012—A new iPhone app informing travellers to Cambodia about species threatened by trade and letting them take action in the fight against wildlife trafficking has been launched by a partnership that includes TRAFFIC.

US man gets 10 years for choke, sexual assault on dog - The Times of India
Dec 25 2011

A California man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for choking and sexually assaulting a chihuahua, and must now register as a sex offender, Sacramento prosecutors has said.

TRAFFIC supports training of hundreds of border police in Guangxi, China - Traffic
May 04 2012

Beijing, China, 4th May 2012—More than 350 border police attended training sessions held last week in Guangxi Province, China, to increase their awareness about illegal wildlife trade and enhance their capacity to detect wildlife smuggling in the region. They included 200 police officers from 29 border checkpoints and police stations in Chongzuo who followed the proceedings through a live closed circuit television broadcast.

Tiger and other cat parts seized in Thailand - Traffic
May 16 2012

Bangkok, Thailand, 16th May 2012—Thai police have seized the carcasses of two Tigers, a Leopard and a Golden Cat from a house in Khan Na Yao, in Bangkok today.

Dog steps on gun, shoots US hunter in buttocks - The Times of India
Nov 30 2011

A bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat.

Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon - The Times of India
Feb 18 2012

At least 200 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks by poachers in Cameroon since mid-January, an NGO said.

500 elephants killed in DR Congo's national park - The Times of India
Feb 09 2012

Over 500 elephants have been killed by poachers at DR Congo's Virunga national park since 2010, a senior government official has revealed.

Tourism at Odisha sanctuary falls prey to Maoists - The Times of India
May 11 2012

It is home to over 30 tigers and many more leopards. But Odisha's Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary is still failing to attract wildlife enthusiasts and tourists due to the fear of Maoists, say forest officials.

New theory explains how fishes grew into amphibians - The Times of India
Dec 28 2011

A small fish crawling out of a drying desert pond underlines a theory that ties up the fishes with the amphibians, reveals a study.

India's first common bird monitoring system launched - The Times of India
Mar 20 2012

India's first bird monitoring system for common birds was on Tuesday launched by Mumbai-based Nature Forever Society (NFS), an organisation working for the protection of common sparrows and other common fauna.

May18th: A fascinating day for plants - Traffic
May 18 2012

18th May—The European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) has declared May18th 2012 the first international “Fascination of Plants Day”.

Timber tracking technologies under the spotlight - Traffic
May 17 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th May 2012—almost 100 timber trade experts from governments, international organizations, industry and non-governmental organizations met this week in Kuala Lumpur to discuss how tracking technologies can improve governance in the forestry sector.

Multiagency approach to tackling wildlife crime in Arunachal Pradesh - Traffic
May 08 2012

Itanagar, India, May 2012—TRAFFIC India, in collaboration with the Forest Department of Arunachal Pradesh and with support from WWF-India organized a meeting on wildlife law enforcement and conservation in Itanagar earlier this month.

Illegal hunting undermining food security and wildlife-based land uses in Mozambique - Traffic
May 09 2012

9th May 2012—A new TRAFFIC study finds that illegal hunting and the bushmeat trade have resulted in a major decline in wildlife populations in Central Mozambique, significantly undermining potential for viable wildlife-based land uses and resulting in the loss of a traditional source of protein for local communities.

British couple held for cramming 69 animals in one house - The Times of India
Mar 31 2012

A British couple has been charged with animal cruelty after they crammed 56 large dogs and 13 other animals in a dirty four-room house.