Rappler's latest stories on illegal wildlife trade
DENR places Clark, Subic under tight watch for illegal wildlife trade
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources says the strategic locations of the two freeport zones 'make them irresistible to smugglers attempting to transport wildlife poached from other countries and parts of the Philippines'
China 'comprehensively bans' wildlife trade over virus
The country's top legislative committee approves a proposal 'prohibiting the illegal wildlife trade, abolishing the bad habit of overconsumption of wildlife'
DENR seizes P300,000 worth of threatened plant species in Quezon
The environment department confiscates 34 sacks of the threatened Philippine bantigue
Haul of dead sea turtles seized in Palawan town
Authorities say the cargo of critically endangered Hawksbill turtles was bound for Balabac an island town in the southernmost part of Palawan known as a backdoor for wildlife trafficking
Global trade in African grey parrots banned
Delegates at the CITES meeting in Johannesburg vote 95 to 35 to enforce the ban and protect the prized parrots
African elephants 'suffer worst decline in 25 years'
Poaching takes a dramatic toll on the elephant population in Africa with just around 415 000 elephants left
Wildlife meet to save species opens in S.Africa
Over the next 12 days thousands of conservationists and top government officials are due to thrash out international trade regulations aimed at protecting different species
Singapore destroys tons of illegal ivory
It is the first time seized ivory has been destroyed in Singapore
Thai tiger temple monk caught fleeing with skins, fangs
UPDATED Authorities also find other animals and preserved tiger parts inside the infamous temple which is being accused of involvement in the illegal wildlife trade
Dozens of dead cubs found at Thai tiger temple
Wildlife officials say the temple a popular destination for tourists has been operating illegally
Cambodia rescues smuggled tortoises, pythons
The 102 elongated tortoises and 17 pythons found in a cargo truck will be released back into the wild
ASEAN wages war against illegal wildlife trade
Southeast Asia has long been regarded as a hub for illegal wildlife trade because of its wealth in biodiversity and proximity to major markets for wildlife products
Gov't set to create PH task force vs wildlife crime
The proposed National Anti Wildlife Crime Council is envisioned to become a ground breaking and cutting edge group – a model for a region recognized as a hotspot for illegal wildlife trade
Boats carrying endangered shells intercepted in Cebu
The highly valued Trochus niloticus shells may have come from the Tubbataha Reef Natural Park say government conservation officials
3,900 endangered turtles seized from Palawan warehouse
The seizure is the largest confiscation of the critically endangered Palawan Forest Turtles to date
The unsung lives of illegal wildlife trade cops
On Earth Day 2015 Rappler looks into the lives of Filipino operatives trained to catch illegal wildlife traders and save the endangered animals so valuable to Philippine ecology
Prince William's wildlife speech draws online applause in China
Britain s Prince William wins praise from Chinese Internet users after he visited an elephant reserve in the country and condemned illegal wildlife trafficking as a vicious form of criminality
Fishermen caught with 10-year-old pawikan in Zamboanga
The endangered sea turtle can command as much as P1 million in the market environment officials say It has been released in seawaters near Santa Cruz Island
Haul of endangered birds seized in Bicol
The suspects and their illegal bounty are intercepted on a bus allegedly bound for Manila port from where the animals would be sent off to different parts of the country and the world
Chinese fishers face charges for crime in PH
The fishermen have allegedly violated the Philippine Wildlife Act and the Philippine Fisheries Code for taking endangered animals protected by local and international conservation laws
Large cache of smuggled exotic animals seized in Surigao
The cache hidden in small containers in a van was made up of wildlife from Australia Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Princes Charles, William speak out vs wildlife trade
Prince William and his father Prince Charles delivered impassioned pleas on Tuesday May 21 for action against the illegal trade in wildlife
Customs seizes P47-M worth of rhino horns
Almost 9 kg of rhinoceros horns worth P47 million from Mozambique were seized by customs officials
