Wildlife Trafficking

Stop #WildlifeTrafficking, end #WildlifeCrime

[CITES @CITES]

#Pangolins may have spread #coronavirus to humans, researchers found https://t.co/9yTJOIkFU4 via @Guardian | The disease has killed over 720 people worldwide as of today, mostly in China.

Int'l trade in all 8 species of #pangolin is prohibited under CITES. 🎥by
@greatbigstory

[Jinfeng Zhou @Zhou_jinfeng]

Today, Chinese President Xi Jinping convened a meeting and said: "We need to strengthen market supervision, resolutely ban and severely crack down on #illegal #wildlife #markets and trade, & control major #publichealth risks from source"

#wildlifecrime
#nCoV #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV

[Ramesh Pandey @rameshpandeyifs]

678 turtles mainly Lyssemis punctata were seized in a joint operation by UPFD and STF UP at Chandauli. The turtles were loaded in Mainpuri and was being smuggled to Kolkata. Good work @MKojalagi and team. PC: Mahaveer Kaujlagi #WildlifeCrime

[Sue Spurgin @SueSpurgin]

Another huge #pangolin scale seizure - Customs officers in #Nigeria #Lagos have seized a staggering 9.5 tonne shipment of #poached #pangolin scales.The haul very roughly equates to 9,500 dead #pangolins! #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrime #RacingExtinction

https://t.co/n8UyDTAbZd

[Mimi Stewart @Sen_MimiStewart]

My bill to end #WildlifeTrafficking in New Mexico up next in Senate Conservation. Watch live here: https://t.co/vX16vRNMTN

[Alesia Soltanpanah @Alesia_US]

What will it take to end wildlife consumption in China? #coronavirus #wildlifetrafficking https://t.co/FEfEdjV10C

[CITES @CITES]

Malaysia: Marine police foil attempt to smuggle 4,000 live baby pig-nosed turtles https://t.co/S8YV4OL7zb via @NST_Online | The pig-nosed #turtle is listed in #CITES Appendix II.

#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking

[Felber Arroyave @ArroyaveFelber]

#WildlifeTrafficking. Trafficker are not spurious merchants, they are organized gangs supported by private companies and corrupt officers. Great work.. https://t.co/oRWIvc6T30

[CITES @CITES]

United States: 1,400 pounds of dried #shark fins, believed to have originated in South America, seized at a Miami port https://t.co/WnelgBVoId via @AnimalsTime

#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking

[Scent Imprint Conservation Dogs @DogsScent]

Great moment before the security check on the bus, somebody wants to leave the bus our team respond great on this. #wildlifetrafficking #wildlifedetectiondog #scentimprintconservationdogs

[CITES @CITES]

Egypt: Ministry of Environment foiled the smuggling of 40 African Spurred Tortoises at Egyptian-Sudanese border before entering the country, 2 smugglers arrested
https://t.co/Y3xOu5dj1I #WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking

[OceansAsia @oceansasia1]

It turns out the illegal sea cucumber trade is a serious problem. #SeaCucumbers, a protected species, can sell for up to $3,500 a kilo in China, where they’re eaten as a delicacy and are believed to have medicinal properties.

#wildlifecrime #海參 🌊🥒

https://t.co/umvTRip1BG

[🌎Animal Watch @Animal_Watch]

Tigers, elephants and pangolins suffer as global wildlife trafficking soars https://t.co/0QPW0u6HmB @guardianeco #wildlife #wildlifecrime

[CITES @CITES]

CITES Secretary-General @IvonneHiguero met key ministries in China to discuss #CITES compliance and enforcement; China in the process of raising protection level of #pangolins in its domestic law to ban all trade https://t.co/uOOEji9X8f

[Isabella P.P @ISAbella_P_PARF]

#WildlifeTrafficking #Animals

#Nigeria becomes #Africa's staging ground for the illegal pangolin trade .

The country is now the main hub for gangs sending African #pangolins to #Asia, according to law enforcement officials :

https://t.co/Cb7F2L58T4

[Home Office @ukhomeoffice]

#WildlifeCrime has a devastating environmental impact, and is linked to organised criminality.

Border Force has seized thousands of products containing endangered plant & animal species as part of an international operation targeting these criminals.

https://t.co/xrMyqS6WFx

[CITES @CITES]

In 2019 alone, Hong Kong & Singapore intercepted 3 huge shipments of #pangolin scales weighing 33.9 tonnes in total, each shipment was bigger than previous records, all from Nigeria, making the country a staging ground for illegal pangolin trade https://t.co/oODUcbuBYJ @Reuters

[Complilearn @complilearn]

Money laundering and the illegal wildlife trade https://t.co/sAbR4rP0U4 #AML #moneylaundering #financialcrime #wildlifetrafficking #wildlife #GRC #regulation #compliance #BeSwitchedOn

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

Congratulations to Belgian customs for seizing 1.2 ton of #shark fins in Belgian airport, including protected species. This is why we need more #CITES shark listings and enforce previous ones so that we can curtail trafficking of protected species. #wildlifetrafficking