Japan is one of the world’s largest importers of wildlife and thus benefits greatly from global biodiversity. Japan’s long history of trade in ivory, fragrant agarwood and other wildlife products from ...

By Carolyn Cowan A glut of social media videos featuring captive Asian small-clawed otters in the mid-2000s led to what wildlife trade experts term “the pet otter boom.” Demand for the species ...

According to a report published in June by TRAFFIC, a non-governmental organization that monitors the wildlife trade, the pet trade poses the most significant threat to otter populations ...

Last year, Operation Thunder saw its highest participation since its launch in 2017. In 2023, 133 countries took part, leading to 2,114 seizures of wildlife, marine and forestry products. As the 2023 ...

Wildlife trafficking is a crime against nature which occurs mainly because of consumer demand. Trafficking refers to the illegal smuggling and continued exploitation of wild animals, plants or ...

Alarming rates of wildlife trafficking have been discovered in the Sulu-Celebes Sea within Southeast Asia, amounting to over 120,000 tonnes of wildlife, parts and plants seized from illegal trade.

According to a report published in June by TRAFFIC, a non-governmental organization that monitors the wildlife trade, the pet trade poses the most significant threat to otter populations ...

The global illegal wildlife trade shows no sign of slowing down, driven by specific market demands like food, perceived medicinal benefits, as ‘luxury’ items or for the pet trade.

Tokyo, Japan, June 2017–Late last month, Japan’s Diet (Parliament) passed revised legislation tightening regulations on domestic wildlife trade, including those governing ivory trade. Under the ...

James A. Baker III was secretary of state under President George H.W. Bush. Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of state under President Barack Obama. As the world watches the Tokyo Olympics, our ...