CAWT partners seek to address the growing threats to wildlife from poaching and illegal trade, working individually and jointly toward achieving the Coalition's goals, with each partner acting where it can contribute most effectively. The CAWT organisation is not directly involved in any enforcement activities.

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Friday
Mar052010

Clampdown on medicines made with endangered plants and animals hailed a success

UK, 5 March 2010—A UK inspired world-wide Interpol operation aimed at stopping the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing endangered plant and animal species has been hailed a success.

The UK’s contribution to Operation Tram saw a multi-agency group, made up of the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), Animal Health, the UK Border Agency, the Metropolitan Police, and police forces across England and Scotland, seize large quantities of traditional medicines containing ingredients derived from endangered animal and plant species.

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Monday
Feb082010

Leopard skin bust in Cambodia

A Leopard pelt seized by authorities in Cambodia during an operation against illegal wildlife trafficking © Wildlife Alliance   8 February 2010—Authorities in Cambodia, with assistance from CAWT Partner Wildlife Alliance, have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to sell a Leopard skin and other parts of threatened wildlife species.

In December 2009, Nick Mark of Wildlife Alliance accompanied members of Cambodia’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) to Siem Reap where, posing as a tourist with Military Policeman Kong Samroul as his guide, he ventured up steps of the temple adjoining Phnom Kulen National Park while the rest of the team waited a short distance away as to avoid arousing suspicion.

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Thursday
Jan282010

UK agency seizes more than a tonne of live coral

Part of the seized consignment of more than a tonne of live coral sent from Indonesia to the UK Click photo to enlarge © UK Border Agency   Manchester, UK, 28 January 2010—UK Border Agency officials at Manchester Airport have intercepted a consignment from South-East Asia containing more than one tonne of live coral.

The corals involved are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which requires strict conditions to be met before certain species can be traded internationally.

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Monday
Jan252010

Almost 200 ivory pieces seized in Hong Kong

Complex routes: this 2006 seizure of almost 3 tonnes of ivory in Taiwan was in a shipment sent from Tanzania via Singapore and Malaysia and destined for the Philippines Click photo to enlarge Joyce Wu / TRAFFIC January 2010—Customs officers in Hong Kong have seized 186 pieces of ivory, found inside a container arriving from Nigeria.

The container was declared to contain 285 pieces of “White Wood”, but examination by officers at Kwai Chung Container Terminal revealed the true contents.

Follow-up investigations are underway.

Under Hong Kong law, anyone found guilty of importing unmanifested cargoes is liable to a maximum fine of HK$2 million (US$258,000) and imprisonment for seven years, while anyone found guilty of trading endangered species for commercial purposes is liable to a maximum fine of HK$5 million (US$644,000) and imprisonment for two years.

The cargo is thought be worth around HK$2 million (US$258,000).

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DateMon, January 25, 2010 at 5:26 | Comments Off | | Print ArticlePrint |
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