Sentences with phrase «of wildlife trafficking»

When you think of wildlife trafficking, it's easy to imagine back room deals or secret rendezvous.

Much more can be done on enforcement, as is the case with many other kinds of wildlife trafficking.

Given the scope of wildlife trafficking, this arrest fits in the same «small victories» category as the 2010 case in which baggage inspectors at Bangkok's international airport discovered a sedated tiger cub in a checked suitcase of a Thai woman bound for Iran.

He headed toward the departure lounge and waited to board his flight, but federal police officers recognized him as the leader of an international gang of wildlife trafficking and swooped in.

Not exact matches

In fact, Fair Trade certification has no criteria related to growing coffee under shade, it does not require organic certification, it contains no guidelines for management of native or non-native species, it does not require any inventory of wildlife or prohibit hunting or trafficking in animals.

At about the same time that the U.S. House of Representatives was readying legislation to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking for President Obama's signature, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) delivered 90 finger - length giant Thai catfish, a critically endangered species, to Shedd Aquarium.

Whereas the 2011 U.S. Strategy to Combat Transnational Organised Crime omitted wildlife trafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United Statrafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United StaTrafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United States.»

Technology to investigate wildlife trafficking is rapidly improving, but countries also need to agree new ways of working and better training and resources

TRAFFIC is the wildlife trade - monitoring programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the World Conservation Union and aims to help ensure that wildlife trade is at sustainable levels.

«The scope and scale of illegal wildlife trafficking today is unprecedented,» said Meredith Gore, an associate professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University and Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State.

No one know how many birds succumb each year to the wildlife trade since much of the trafficking is illegal, but within Southeast Asia alone, it is likely «in the order of tens of millions,» says Kelly Edmunds, a researcher at the University of East Anglia in England who investigates the emerging infectious diseases amongst bird sellers in Asia and was not involved in the study.

No sure mortality estimates exist for the practice, but a report (pdf) issued by the wildlife trade — monitoring organization TRAFFIC estimates that 30 to 55 percent of all birds that enter the wildlife trade do not survive.

They further call for increased awareness of botanical trade among the international initiatives to address wildlife trafficking.

The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a report issued today.

«They confirm that the scale of the illegal wildlife trade — including trade in plants — is much greater than we had previously thought, and that wildlife trafficking concerns many more species than the charismatic rhinos and elephants which tend to receive global attention.

Li pleaded guilty to 11 counts of smuggling, illegal wildlife trafficking and lying on customs documents.

Tom Milliken, leader of the elephant and rhino program for the international wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, said Namibia had 1,750 black rhino as of the end of 2012 and the population has been steadily increasing under good management and protection.

Traffic says wildlife officials in the Malaysian state of Sabah, where the records were seized, have too little money even to fuel their patrol boats to pursue smuggling vessels.

In Africa and Asia, WCS is working with governments to stop wildlife trafficking at the source, transport and consumer ends of the chain.

Yet Traffic reports that Chinese demand has made pangolins among the most common illegally traded wildlife in Asia, while shipments of African pangolins, until now spared this pressure, have recently been seized in China.

A booming trade in herbal remedies is threatening the survival of many medicinal plants found only in the wild, according to a study by TRAFFIC International, the organisation that monitors trade in wildlife.

TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network that is a partnership of conservation organizations, found the animals being offered for sale online in Europe.

TRAFFIC, the arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature that monitors trade in wildlife, has claimed that the European Union needs to tighten up controls at its borders and to improve the training it gives to its customs officers.

Kenya has imposed stiffer penalties - longer jail terms and bigger fines - for wildlife poaching or trafficking, saying poaching is harming tourism, a major earner of foreign exchange.

Traffic, a wildlife monitoring network which works with WWF and the World Conservation Union, says the number of Sumatran tigers that are being illegally poached and sold is dropping.

15.7 take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna, and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products

From the steamy jungle of Costa Rica to the high seas of Norway, Agent Poppy McVie infiltrates the dark underworld of illegal wildlife trafficking.

Outdoor animals are at risk of injury or death from poor weather, traffic, and local wildlife.

The same goes for the traffic from Columbus, OH, following my e-mail to Amanda Rodewald, professor of wildlife ecology at Ohio State University.

Exposed by Australian charity & National Geographic BANGKOK, Thailand ---- More than 15 years of allegations that the renowned Tiger Temple is engaged in breeding and trafficking tigers for body parts gained weight with the January 21, 2016 release of a detailed investigative report and collection of documents from the Australian wildlife charity Cee4Life, founded by -LSB-...]

Outdoor hazards are obvious such as: volume of traffic, incidence of disease, a cat's ability to protect itself (deaf, partially sighted, frail), its danger to other cats (if it has a transmissible disease), predation upon vulnerable wildlife, any danger to humans (a British cat, Gizmo the postman hater, had to be confined for the safety of postmen and other delivery men), danger from humans (e.g. gamekeepers), spilt car antifreeze and garden chemicals.

The northernmost province of South Africa, Limpopo is regarded as the eco capital of the country and is where you go to experience wildlife, incredible scenery and a lot less traffic congestion, unless the Kruger National Park in peak holiday season is your id...

Be aware of traffic on the road and remember to watch for wildlife along the way.

The rewards are many fold, less boat traffic and less people with similar access to all of the wildlife, except slightly less chance of Orcas encounters.

Mariners share the concern of wildlife officials and environmental groups, said Dick McKenna, executive director of the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which monitors all vessel traffic in and out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

The next morning we head south and pass through the Mikumi National Park where it is possible to view a range of wildlife from the roadside, totally impervious to the passing traffic.

Ghana is a friendly and largely safe country, with a list of enticements as long as an Accra traffic jam: for a start, you'll find sunshine, beaches, wildlife, national parks and a deeply colourful cultural heritage

The sound of the ocean replaces the noise of traffic, native wildlife abounds as kangaroos hop through the grounds and native parrots skim through trees, the backdrop is of forest not buildings.

From the increase of pedestrian and vehicular traffic which helps the city seem more like its source material to new varieties of wildlife that dot around the outskirts are poised to grab the attention of returning players.

In addition to increased draw distances and higher resolution, players can expect a range of additions and improvements including: new weapons, vehicles and activities, additional wildlife, denser traffic, new foliage system, enhanced damage and weather effects, and much more.

some of the additional features for the next - generation and PC versions include additional wildlife, new weapons, activities and vehicles, denser traffic, enhanced damage and weather effects and new foliage system among others.

Illegal wildlife trafficking is one of the world's top criminal activities — ranked alongside drugs, arms, and human trafficking.

In Bhutan, it's easy to envision a more democratic society able to debate the proper role of hydroelectric dams, of finding ways to maintain forest cover while limiting human conflicts with wildlife, and regulating traffic to make a pedestrian - friendly city.

But Rabinowitz meets local conservationists and scientists determined to hold fast, giving a sense of hope toward the film's end — but one tempered by hints of rising wildlife trafficking — and Rabinowitz's own mortality.

More than 400 criminals, including wildlife trafficking kingpins, were arrested in Asia and Africa with investigations still ongoing in many countries, thanks to the efforts of law enforcement officers from 28 countries who took part in the one - month operation that targeted wildlife criminals in January 2014.

Last year, some 24 tons of ivory was seized around the world — the product of an estimated 2,500 elephants — making it the worst year for elephant poaching since an international ban on commercial ivory trading began in 1989, according to Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring network.

Conservation Justice, one of the private groups working with Gabonese authorities to curb wildlife trafficking, is encouraging people to send congratulatory notes to Kouma Zaou and other officials leading the effort.

For the first time the UN General Assembly has taken up the global illegal wildlife trade as an issue of rule of law, alongside drug trafficking and similar issues.

Shen announced several new initiatives, including having United States intelligence agencies to produce «an assessment of the impact of large - scale wildlife trafficking on our security interests.»

What's more, we are increasingly seeing wildlife trafficking has serious implications for the security and prosperity of people around the world.