SINGAPORE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- While the sale of ivory in Singapore has fallen over the years, the country remains a significant transit point for shipments of illegal ivory moving from Africa to Asia, and even within Asia itself, local TV Channel NewsAsia reported on Saturday. Some of the illegal
Confusion surrounds the decision to destroy over 120 animals confiscated by authorities last weekend, with both police and the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF) denying responsibility for the move.
With initial media reports today suggesting that the Maldives Police Service (MPS) had “ex
Indian authorities have arrested three men in Baikunthapur Forest Division in the Darjeeling district for smuggling skins and bones.
“Those arrested belong to a nomadic tribe from Rajasthan and their agents are spread across the country. They move with bag and baggage and are skilled in conce
At least 277 rhinos have been poached since 1 January in South Africa, reported the Department of Environmental Affairs last week. Just this weekend, three suspected rhino poachers were arrested in the Kruger National Park, where more than half of the attacks took place, for carrying a hunting rifl
