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Wildlife trade and trafficking

The illegal trade of wildlife, worth roughly $19 billion (17 billion euros) each year, is the world's fourth largest illegal international trade - after narcotics, counterfeiting, and human trafficking.

Trade and traffic in animals is many driving species around the world toward extinction. Efforts are being made to stem the trade. Below is an automated compilation of DW content on wildlife trade and trafficking.

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Burkina Faso: Spanish and Irish nationals killed in ambush 28.04.2021

Security sources say an anti-poaching patrol accompanied by Western journalists was targeted by armed attackers. Two Spanish and one Irish citizen were confirmed to have been killed.
DR Kongo | afrikanischer Elefant im Odzala-Kokoua National Park

African elephants face extinction due to poaching, shrinking habitats 25.03.2021

African elephant populations have decreased dramatically over the past decades, due to the illegal ivory trade and habitat loss, an NGO has said. Conservationists have said only 415,000 elephants remain on the continent.
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Coronavirus: A death sentence for China's live animal markets 25.03.2021

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed China to shut down its live animal markets for good. But that doesn't mean that the wildlife trade is over or that the risk of a future outbreak is behind us.

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The Colombian frog farm trying to put animal traffickers out of business 17.03.2021

In one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, thousands of animals fall victim to poaching each year. Could captive breeding projects help save some from extinction?
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DW Business – Europe & America 03.03.2021

Google phasing out multi-website ad tracking - Business pins hopes on Coronavirus self-test - South African tourism operators eye recovery

Sign of hope for South Africa's tourism 03.03.2021

The tourism sector in Africa's largest economy has been hit hard by the pandemic. Thousands lost their jobs, many businesses had to close. But one unique lodge recently opened near old railway bridge in Kruger Park.
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DW Business Africa 03.03.2021

G20 countries boost funds for IMF - South African tourism operators eye recovery - German clothing producers struggle as shops remain closed
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Living Planet: Raptors become targets of poaching in Scotland 11.02.2021

Eagles and hawks have found themselves a new competitor for their prey: Well-to-do hunters on the Scottish moors. A threat to human hunters of red grouse, these raptors have become targets themselves. The problem has gotten so bad that new laws are being brought in to restrict hunting, while new technology is helping pinpoint where those protected predatory birds are being illegally killed.
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Living Planet: Raptors illegally hunted in Scotland, protecting vultures and cranes in Kenya, Spain's trash-gobbling storks 11.02.2021

Whether you consider yourself a birder or find the avian kind tend rather to ruffle your feathers, there's no denying birds are a critical part of the natural world. But in too many cases, birds are under threat. We visit the moors of Scotland, where eagles get illegally killed; and Kenya, where vultures and the African crane are in decline. Plus: Storks in Spain addicted to junk food.
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ICYMI: Positive stories from around the world  05.02.2021

A free taxi service to coronavirus vaccination centers for the elderly and a drop in rhino poaching in South Africa. Read on for some more good stories that you may have missed this week.
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South African rhino poaching dip accelerates in lockdown 01.02.2021

Poaching figures dropped by a third in 2020, with South Africa's Environment Ministry citing the coronavirus lockdown as a significant reason for this. The country is home to 80% of the world's rhinoceroses.
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Strategies for survival: How to reverse biodiversity loss 04.12.2020

Biodiversity sustains us and all life on Earth. But unchecked human activity is pushing a record number of species to extinction. These strategies are used to bring some back from the brink.
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Kenyan communities offer endangered rhinos a safe haven 12.11.2020

Local communities are working to reverse the fate of critically endangered black rhinos, which now roam free in northern Kenya's Lewa Conservancy.

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Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa 28.10.2020

This week on Eco Africa we learn how to turn plastic trash into marble, follow a conservation group saving rhinos from becoming the target of poachers and meet an artist who uses his work to campaign for the oceans.
DR Kongo | afrikanischer Elefant im Odzala-Kokoua National Park

Congolese elephant poacher sentenced to 30 years 25.08.2020

The man, dubbed "the butcher of Nouabale Ndoki" park in the Republic of Congo, is set to spend the next 30 years in prison. The park is a refuge for the region's rare forest elephants and is protected by UNESCO.
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Elephant baby boom in Kenya — numbers double over three decades 12.08.2020

Kenya's elephant population has more than doubled from 1989 to today, its wildlife service announced at an event marking World Elephant Day. Tourism Minister Najib Balala said authorities have "managed to tame poaching."
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