Tweet Photo gallery of the rhino horn and ivory bust in Bangkok. Last week, 118 elephant tusks and three rhino horns were confiscated by Thai customs officials at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The shipment originated from Nigeria and arrived in Thailand after passing through Doha, Qatar, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thanks to the wildlife trade [...]
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1 Mar 11
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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Asia, Bangkok, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, elephant tusks, illegal rhino horn trade, ivory, Malaysia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC, Vietnam, wildife trafficking
Tagged Africa, Asia, Bangkok, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, elephant tusks, illegal rhino horn trade, ivory, Malaysia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC, Vietnam, wildife trafficking
25 Feb 11
Tweet A positive step in the battle against illegal rhino horn and ivory trafficking. Customs officials at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, have seized 118 elephant tusks and three rhino horns from a shipment originating from Nigeria. The contraband arrived in Thailand after passing through Doha, Qatar, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Apparently destined for a company [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Bangkok, China, Chinese, CITES research loopholes, critically endangered species, Doha, illegal rhino horn trade, ivory, Kuala Lumpur, legal trade loopholes, Malaysia, Nigeria, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Qatar, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, TCM, Thailand, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
Tagged Africa, Bangkok, China, Chinese, CITES research loopholes, critically endangered species, Doha, illegal rhino horn trade, ivory, Kuala Lumpur, legal trade loopholes, Malaysia, Nigeria, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Qatar, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Suvarnabhumi International Airport, TCM, Thailand, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
30 Jun 10
Tweet A 10-year jail sentence has been given to a Vietnamese man who attempted to smuggle rhino horns out of South Africa. The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Vietnamese man to 10 years in jail for attempting to smuggle rhino horns from South Africa to Vietnam. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese medicine, Illegal wildlife trade, Kempton Park Magistrate Court, Magistrate Prince Manyathi, poacher, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, superstition, TCM, TRAFFIC, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese, wildlife trafficking, Xuan Hoang
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese medicine, Illegal wildlife trade, Kempton Park Magistrate Court, Magistrate Prince Manyathi, poacher, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, superstition, TCM, TRAFFIC, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese, wildlife trafficking, Xuan Hoang
7 Mar 10
Tweet Disturbing information indicates that China has imported an unusually high number of live rhinos from South Africa in order to harvest horns for so-called “medicinal” purposes. As demand for rhino horn continue to undermine decades of rhino conservation, an alarming report has revealed that China is “farming” rhinos for horns – an appalling practice [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Africa, China, China rhino farming, Chinese, Chinese rhino farm, Chinese rhino horn harvesting, CITES, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, live rhino imports, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, tiger farms, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC
Tagged Africa, China, China rhino farming, Chinese, Chinese rhino farm, Chinese rhino horn harvesting, CITES, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, live rhino imports, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, tiger farms, traditional Chinese medicine, TRAFFIC
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