Category Wildlife Trade

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For Yao Ming, saving sharks is a slam dunk

September 11, 2015 · by · in Animal Welfare, Fisheries, Marine Conservation, Wildlife Trade · 26 Comments

Thanks to education and outreach efforts on the part of Yao Ming and WildAid, public perception of shark fin soup in China is changing for the better.

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7 drawbacks to trophy hunting as conservation

August 21, 2015 · by · in Animal Welfare, Ecotourism, Endangered Species, Hunting, Wildlife Trade · 12 Comments

Trophy hunters, African governments, and even some scientists support widespread trophy hunting as a form of conservation. However, the use of trophy hunting as a conservation tool has some major drawbacks.

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Can the War on Terror save elephants?

August 14, 2015 · by · in Conservation Policy, Endangered Species, Wildlife Trade · 8 Comments

Purchasing ivory not only harms elephants, it encourages trade on the black market that may be used to fund terrorism. Can cooperation between lawmakers and conservationists effectively turn the war on terror against poachers?

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