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