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U.S. unveils a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking as World Leaders Gather

February 12, 2014

Yesterday, almost in prelude, the White House unveiled its first-ever National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. This strategy was developed by the Presidential Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking. Both WWF and TRAFFIC sit on... Read More

Yesterday, almost in prelude, the White House unveiled its first-ever National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. This strategy was...
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Breaking news: Royal Thai Police seize live elephants in clampdown on illegal trade

August 21, 2013

The Royal Thai Police have seized more than a dozen unregistered and illegally registered elephants from camps in three provinces in the south of Thailand as part of sweeping investigations into live elephant smuggling.... Read More

The Royal Thai Police have seized more than a dozen unregistered and illegally registered elephants from camps in three...
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Coral Trafficking: Little did I know, I might be an illegal wildlife trader. Are you?

May 24, 2013

Little did I know that I quite possibly have engaged in illegal wildlife trade and didn’t even know I was doing so. Have you? Read More

Little did I know that I quite possibly have engaged in illegal wildlife trade and didn’t even know I...
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Field reports indicate slaughter of elephants, conservation staff evacuated

May 2, 2013

The world learned more terrible news about elephants again last week: more forest elephants are being slaughtered near the Dzanga-Sangha area. Read More

The world learned more terrible news about elephants again last week: more forest elephants are being slaughtered near the...
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On your next holiday, help stop the trade that kills

April 4, 2013

You have a chance to stop or support an illegal trade that is responsible for killing thousands of endangered animals each year. Read More

You have a chance to stop or support an illegal trade that is responsible for killing thousands of endangered...
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Save Africa's elephants: Help ban the Thai ivory trade

January 15, 2013

Every day in the savannas and forests of Africa, elephants are being gunned down for their ivory tusks. Across the continent, tens of thousands of these majestic animals are being slaughtered each year. In... Read More

Every day in the savannas and forests of Africa, elephants are being gunned down for their ivory tusks. Across...
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Elephant poaching and ivory trade on the rise

January 30, 2012

An estimated 4,000 to 12,000 are killed each year for their tusks. In Egypt, failure in law enforcement and new buyers fuel that country's illegal ivory market. Read More

An estimated 4,000 to 12,000 are killed each year for their tusks. In Egypt, failure in law enforcement and...
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50 Stories: Stopping poaching

June 3, 2011

For all their strength and cunning, animals like tigers, rhinos, elephants and gorillas are no match for a poacher's rifle. Read More

For all their strength and cunning, animals like tigers, rhinos, elephants and gorillas are no match for a poacher's...
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50 Stories: Tigers – why we need a roaring success

May 26, 2011

The idea of a world with no tigers is unthinkable. But it’s now perilously close to reality. Read More

The idea of a world with no tigers is unthinkable. But it’s now perilously close to reality.
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50 Stories: Fighting the illegal wildlife trade

May 23, 2011

We help police the trade in endangered wildlife. Read More

We help police the trade in endangered wildlife.
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50 Stories: Protecting African elephants and rhinos

May 2, 2011

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping these amazing animals to recover. Read More

People have had a devastating impact on African elephant and rhino numbers, but in parts of Africa we’re helping...
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Tigers: Closing a deadly gateway

November 19, 2010

Just a few days before the historic Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, TRAFFIC and WWF have released a report and short documentary on the deadly tiger trade in Myanmar border markets. Read More

Just a few days before the historic Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, TRAFFIC and WWF have released a...
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