TRAFFIC aims to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
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March 2016, Nuremberg, Germany—Last month more than 48,000 trade visitors from 132 countries travelled to Nuremberg for Biofach, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food.
Just half an hour’s daily monitoring over five months by TRAFFIC researchers of 14 Facebook Groups in Peninsular Malaysia found more than 300 apparently wild, live animals for sale as pets.
Beijing, China, 3rd March 2016, World Wildlife Day—The China Tourism Administration together with leading tourism companies and travel agencies today pledged zero tolerance towards illegal wildlife trade at a special event jointly convened by China’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Management Authority (CITES MA) and TRAFFIC.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1st March 2016—MYCAT, an alliance of four wildlife conservation groups has sounded the alarm over the loss of wild Malayan Tigers, following a spate of Tiger deaths in the country.
Brussels, Belgium, 26th February 2016–the European Union (EU) today announced the publication of its Action Plan to address wildlife trafficking.
Bangkok, Thailand, 22nd February 2016—TRAFFIC is urging Thailand to improve its laws to protect a host of non-native wildlife species from trafficking, the same way it has for African Elephants and the illegal ivory trade.
Jakarta, Indonesia, 23rd February 2016—Close to 8,000 freshwater turtles destined for illegal trade were confiscated in back-to-back seizures in Indonesia over the past week, the vast majority of them protected Pig-nosed Turtles.