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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Rare Malayan Tiger Captured In Striking Photo By Camera Trap
Malaysia's tiger population declined from 3,000 to 150 due to habitat loss, prey decline, and poaching.
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Shut Loopholes, Crackdown On Wildlife Trade Not Enough: Experts To China
China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated in animals.
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China's Shenzhen Bans Eating Of Cats, Dogs After COVID-19 Outbreak
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus.
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China Comprehensively Bans Wildlife Trade Over Virus
China on Monday declared an immediate and "comprehensive" ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
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Hyderabad Cops Bust Illegal Wildlife Trade Racket, Arrest One
An illegal wildlife trafficking operation has been busted by Hyderabad police after a joint operation with Forest Department officials, leading to the rescue of four primates and a reptile, and the arrest of a 55-year-old man
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Watch: Rare Flying Snake Seized From Odisha Man
Per the Wildlife Protection Act, offences related to possession, trade and commerce of wild animals attracts imprisonment and heavy fine.
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Why This Unexpected Animal Is The World's Most Trafficked
Wildlife trafficking is the world's second largest black market, and there is one animal that is trafficked more than any other. Pangolin, a scale-covered mammal native to parts of Africa and Asia, is believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.
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China Lifting Trade Ban On Tiger, Rhino Parts May Impact India: Experts
Indian wildlife experts have urged the government to be vigilant against poaching of tigers and rhinos after China eased a 25-year ban on the trade of body parts of the animals, and said New Delhi should also raise their concern with Beijing at international fora.
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Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts
Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.
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When The Crime Victim Is An Animal, This US Forensics Lab Is On The Case
The young golden eagle on the operating table showed no outward signs of trauma. An X-ray had revealed no fractures.
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Rescued Red Pandas "Jackie Chan" And "Bruce Lee" Find A Happy New Home
Munching on bamboo and lazing under a fan spraying cooling mist, "Jackie Chan" is in a relaxed mood, one of three red pandas once destined for the exotic wildlife trade but now instead settling into a new home in a leafy Laos sanctuary.
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Major Animal Parts Smuggling Racket Busted In Assam
In a joint operation conducted by the Assam forest department with the wildlife crime control bureau, a major international racket of smuggling animal parts was busted on Sunday.
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3 Tonnes Of Ivory Seized In Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the latest haul to spotlight the country's key role in the global wildlife smuggling trade.
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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Rare Malayan Tiger Captured In Striking Photo By Camera Trap
Malaysia's tiger population declined from 3,000 to 150 due to habitat loss, prey decline, and poaching.
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Shut Loopholes, Crackdown On Wildlife Trade Not Enough: Experts To China
China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an investigation team concluded that COVID-19 most likely originated in animals.
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China's Shenzhen Bans Eating Of Cats, Dogs After COVID-19 Outbreak
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus.
-
China Comprehensively Bans Wildlife Trade Over Virus
China on Monday declared an immediate and "comprehensive" ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
-
Hyderabad Cops Bust Illegal Wildlife Trade Racket, Arrest One
An illegal wildlife trafficking operation has been busted by Hyderabad police after a joint operation with Forest Department officials, leading to the rescue of four primates and a reptile, and the arrest of a 55-year-old man
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Watch: Rare Flying Snake Seized From Odisha Man
Per the Wildlife Protection Act, offences related to possession, trade and commerce of wild animals attracts imprisonment and heavy fine.
-
Why This Unexpected Animal Is The World's Most Trafficked
Wildlife trafficking is the world's second largest black market, and there is one animal that is trafficked more than any other. Pangolin, a scale-covered mammal native to parts of Africa and Asia, is believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.
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China Lifting Trade Ban On Tiger, Rhino Parts May Impact India: Experts
Indian wildlife experts have urged the government to be vigilant against poaching of tigers and rhinos after China eased a 25-year ban on the trade of body parts of the animals, and said New Delhi should also raise their concern with Beijing at international fora.
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Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts
Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.
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When The Crime Victim Is An Animal, This US Forensics Lab Is On The Case
The young golden eagle on the operating table showed no outward signs of trauma. An X-ray had revealed no fractures.
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Rescued Red Pandas "Jackie Chan" And "Bruce Lee" Find A Happy New Home
Munching on bamboo and lazing under a fan spraying cooling mist, "Jackie Chan" is in a relaxed mood, one of three red pandas once destined for the exotic wildlife trade but now instead settling into a new home in a leafy Laos sanctuary.
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Major Animal Parts Smuggling Racket Busted In Assam
In a joint operation conducted by the Assam forest department with the wildlife crime control bureau, a major international racket of smuggling animal parts was busted on Sunday.
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3 Tonnes Of Ivory Seized In Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the latest haul to spotlight the country's key role in the global wildlife smuggling trade.
