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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.

Pangolin Indonesien Bali Zoo

Singapore seizes 26 tons of pangolin scales 10.04.2019

Singapore has made the largest seizure of pangolin scales in its history. Endangered pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal.

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WWF launches investigation in response to human rights abuse accusations 05.03.2019

The World Wide Fund for Nature has commissioned an independent review to investigate reports of murder, torture and raids by rangers the charity supports. The accusations came to light in a US media report.
Philipinen - Zoll entdeckt Koffer voll Schildkröten

Manila airport finds 1,500 live turtles in suitcases 04.03.2019

Hundreds of live turtles and tortoises have been found in suitcases at Manila airport's baggage claim in the Philippines. The intercepted reptiles included a number of endangered species and were worth around €76,700.
Botswana Elefanten

Botswana mulls lifting big game hunting ban 22.02.2019

Botswana is mulling lifting a ban on big game hunting following recommendations from a government committee. The committee said lifting the ban on hunting animals, such as elephants, would "promote conservationism."
Katar Ankunft Omar al-Baschir, Präsident Sudan

AfricaLink on Air - 23 January 2019 23.01.2019

Sudan's embattled president looks for aid from Qatar as protests persist in his country+++Cameroon’s economy hard hit by the anglophone crisis+++Rights groups in Liberia call for a total ban on FGM+++ Kenya goes high tech to fight poaching of rhinos

Zimbabwe: Protection for the African wild dog 21.01.2019

African wild dogs are one of the most threatened carnivores in Africa. There are only a few thousand left. In Zimbabwe the Save Valley is one of the last protected areas for these animals.
Letzte Nördliche Breitmaulnashorn Weibchen

8 species on the brink in 2019 02.01.2019

Due to poaching and habitat destruction, the long-term survival of these endangered animals looks increasingly grim if we don't take action soon.
Walt Disney | Bambi

US poacher ordered to watch 'Bambi' in prison 18.12.2018

One prolific poacher in Missouri will have to watch the heart-wrenching Walt Disney classic "Bambi" once a month behind bars. The man is accused of taking the heads of hundreds of deer and leaving the bodies to rot.
Kambodscha beschlagnahmte mehr als 3,2 Tonnen Elefantenzähne

Cambodia's largest ivory bust sees tons of elephant tusks seized 16.12.2018

Cambodian authorities have seized 3 tons of elephant tusks from Mozambique following a tip from the US Embassy. The demand for ivory from China and Vietnam is a driving factor in Cambodia's illegal wildlife trade.
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Living Planet: Illegal trade in wildlife 06.12.2018

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the world's biggest contraband markets. According to the World Wildlife Fund, animal trafficking rakes in as much €17 billion a year. Yet the illegal trade in animals for pets goes mostly unnoticed. The population of the Barbary macaque has declined by 50 percent over the past two decades, and Nik Martin went to find out more about a recent ban on their trade.
Kongo Virunga Nationalpark

Human activity threatens thousands of species with extinction: Red List 14.11.2018

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's annual Red List assesses 97,000 species — 27,000 face extinction. Poaching, invasive pests, agriculture and climate change are driving many of them to the brink.
Tigerfelle Zoll Bangkok Thailand

China's medicinal tiger bones and rhino horns: Tradition or travesty? 07.11.2018

Tiger bones and rhino horns may have a role in traditional Chinese medicine, but critics say that trendy health products with no medical value made from endangered animals are only a status symbol for the wealthy.
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China's lifting of its rhino horn ban reverberates in a Kenyan school 06.11.2018

At a little-known but aptly named primary school in Kenya's capital, pupils have taken it upon themselves to become ambassadors for the endangered rhino, or kifaru in Swahili.

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China ends 25-year ban on rhino horn trade 30.10.2018

Wildlife conservationists have called on China to reinstate the ban, saying it undermines international norms. But Beijing has defended its decision, claiming the animal parts are useful for scientific research.
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eBay sues Amazon for allegedly poaching its sellers 18.10.2018

Amazon is accused of a "systematic and coordinated" scheme to lure eBay's sellers since 2015. In the lawsuit, eBay claims that Amazon representatives targeted their sellers in the US and around the world.
100 Billionen Simbabwe-Dollar von 2008

Africa Link on Air - 11 October 2018 11.10.2018

Zimbabwe's economy hits rock bottom+++Sierra Leone stand off with world football governing body FIFA continues+++Malawians protest over plans to erect a Mahatma Ghandi statue in Blantyre+++Africa losing thousands of elephants each year due to rising demand for ivory in Asia

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