A civil society-led #EU-funded action aimed at disrupting illicit supply chains of ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ข ๐ชต from source to market in the Mekong Region, Malaysia and China.
3/3. The turtle is being rehabilitated; once fully recovered, it will be returned to the river. Although they normally don't name their turtles, in light of its incredibly good fortune to be rescued by a sympathetic fisherman, the team couldnโt resist dubbing this one โ#Luckyโ!
1/3. @TurtleSurvival. A fisherman in Sre Ambel river just contacted @TheWCS#Cambodia to report the recovery of one of the translocated Southern River Terrapins ๐ข. The turtle had become entangled in a submerged โghost netโ and was almost dead when finally brought to the surface.
2/3. Another few minutes underwater and the endangered turtle surely would have succumbed. The turtle was still responsive but experiencing difficulty walking. ๐ฐ๐ญ Turtle Conservation Team leader @ssomsr applied epoxy to ensure the sonic transmitter remained attached to the shell.
1/3. Open Letter from @PanNature to @facebook and @YouTube about Combating Online Wildlife Trade, requesting these two major social media platforms to review existing regulations and apply more effective mechanisms to eliminate wildlife trading #IWT online. #EndWildlifeCrime now!
2/3. The open letter is a #PanNatureโs effort following the study report on the status of online ๐ข turtle ๐ข trading ๐ข on #Facebook and #YouTube, which was published jointly with @AsianTurtlePro. For details: ๐https://t.co/jfO9u9GhXf
Science Friday! How Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps identify animals in camera traps. A new study led by @TheWCS#Afghanistan shows that AI effectively reduces the misclassification of individual snow leopards in camera trap survey, improving significantly abundance estimates.
That happened this month at the San Waddy Women-Led Business Networking meeting during which graduates from @EUCWT project site joined other SW graduates from Rakhine coastal areas and the Ayeyarwaddy Delta to listen, exchange, advertise and plan for future joint activities. GO!
1/3. As the year ends, a refreshing look at #EU#PartnersAgainstWildlifeCrime project's #gender-oriented work in #Myanmar. Part #1: aiming to correctly grasp women's perception of the use of local natural resources, of their given roles in village conservation committees, and...
3/3. As the year ends, a refreshing look at #EU#PartnersAgainstWildlifeCrime project's #gender-oriented work in #Myanmar. Part #3: a key activity of the San Waddy program is networking, to explore together new business opportunities and exchange knowledge among all SW graduates.
A wild elephant decided to steal some sugarcane for a snack from the back of a passing lorry in Chachoengsao province on Wednesday.
(Photo from We Love Khao Yai FB.) #Thailand#WhatsHappeningInThailand#KE
'Thailand remains a hub of wildlife trafficking for the exotic pet trade. A recent report by @TRAFFIC_WLTrade said that almost 1,000 live animals were seized this year at Suvarnabhumi as part of attempts to smuggle them as exotic pets outside the country.' https://t.co/34on8JGcxz