Posts Tagged ‘ Smuggling in Asia ’

TRAFFIC and Alibaba.com work together to prevent illegal exports of young eels from the Philippines

26. Oktober 2012
TRAFFIC and Alibaba.com work together to prevent illegal exports of young eels from the Philippines

Beijing, China, 26th October 2012—TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and global online B2B e-commerce platform, Alibaba.com, are working together to try and combat illegal exports of young eels from the Philippines following concerns...
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Maritime Police foil bid to smuggle Philippine Forest Turtles out of Palawan

4. Oktober 2012
Maritime Police foil bid to smuggle Philippine Forest Turtles out of Palawan

Palawan, Philippines, October 2012—Regional Maritime Police have rescued 27 Philippine Forest Turtles stuffed in a bag and abandoned on a pier on Palawan, just two months after another smuggler was jailed for trafficking in this Critically Endang...
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Four Leopards a week enter India’s illegal wildlife trade

28. September 2012
Four Leopards a week enter India’s illegal wildlife trade

New Delhi, India, 28th September 2012—At least four Leopards have been poached and their body parts entered into illegal wildlife trade every week for at least 10 years in India, according to TRAFFIC’s latest study “Illuminating the B...
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Almost 900 Star Tortoises seized in Thailand

29. August 2012
Almost 900 Star Tortoises seized in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, 29th August 2012—A suitcase filled with a whopping 890 Indian Star Tortoises has been seized, and an Indian national arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport.
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Frontline officers in Thailand learn anti-poaching skills

23. August 2012
Frontline officers in Thailand learn anti-poaching skills

Bangkok, Thailand, 23rd August 2012—Frontline officers working in one of Thailand’s most important Tiger conservation areas will complete training this week to boost their knowledge and skills in the fight against poaching and illegal wildl...
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Thousands of marine turtle eggs seized – again

9. August 2012
Thousands of marine turtle eggs seized – again

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th August 2012—In a repeat of events that took place just over a year ago, authorities in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle close to 4,000 turtle eggs into neighbouring Sarawak, in Malaysia.
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Notorious wildlife dealer caught red-handed in India

3. August 2012
Notorious wildlife dealer caught red-handed in India

New Delhi, India, 3rd August 2012—A much wanted, suspected notorious illegal wildlife trader and poacher has been caught red handed carrying a Tiger skin and skeleton, two live turtles, ivory and some poaching equipment in Haryana, India.
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TRAFFIC helps train officers to combat illegal marine turtle trade in Hainan

23. Juli 2012
TRAFFIC helps train officers to combat illegal marine turtle trade in Hainan

in Chinese Hainan, China, 24th July 2012—More than 110 fisheries enforcement officers from 29 border checkpoints, plus 10 officers from the Industry & Commerce department and border police, took part in an enforcement training workshop ear...
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Meeting to plug gaps in porous Indo-Nepal border

16. Juli 2012
Meeting to plug gaps in porous Indo-Nepal border

New Delhi, India, 16th July 2012—the SSB, a border guard force under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, recently concluded a two-day workshop in association with TRAFFIC in India on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enfor...
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Pythons, lorises and a monkey siezed at Bangkok airport

11. Juli 2012
Pythons, lorises and a monkey siezed at Bangkok airport

Bangkok, Thailand, 11th July 2012—Lorises appear to be the preferred target of wildlife traffickers, turning up in markets around the South-East Asian region and in seizures—including the dozen found in a traveller’s suitcase at Suvar...
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TRAFFIC survey highlights Lao PDR’s dark trade in ivory

9. Juli 2012
TRAFFIC survey highlights Lao PDR’s dark trade in ivory

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9th July—Lao PDR is playing a more prominent role in the international ivory trade than was previously thought, says a new report launched by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.
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Training to boost wildlife crime fighting capability in Western Thailand

3. Juli 2012
Training to boost wildlife crime fighting capability in Western Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, 3rd July 2012—A recently concluded two-day workshop at the Kuiburi National Park saw some 30 enforcement officers from surrounding provinces come together to learn about poaching and illegal wildlife trade in southern Thailand....
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