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John Scanlon

Global fight against illegal ivory needs more teeth

Carved ivory on display in a shop window on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong, last December. Photo: Felix Wong
13 Jun 2017 - 7:44PMvideocam

How the battle to axe illegal timber trade is being won

Customs officials in Guangzhou check seized hardwood timber worth an estimated 1.05 billion yuan, in 2014. Photo: Cites Secretariat
19 Dec 2016 - 6:26PM

Targeting corruption is the key to saving endangered species

A rhino killed by poachers in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo: AFP
5 Nov 2015 - 12:24PM

Wildlife enriches the planet and those living on it

African elephants are being poached in record numbers to satisfy the demand for ivory.

Today is World Wildlife Day - a day set aside by the UN General Assembly to promote the intrinsic value of wildlife and its contribution to sustainable development and human well-being.

3 Mar 2014 - 3:18AM
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