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Sharks Remain Poorly Protected in the Atlantic After Fisheries Meeting
Alongside the millions of tons of fish caught each year, anywhere from 30-50 million sharks perish annually as bycatch – accidentally caught up in nets intended for other fish. And since many targeted...
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Deadly Traffic: The U.S. Plays an Unwitting Role in Illegal Wildlife Trade
Today is World Wildlife Day – a day created by the United Nations to celebrate the beautiful and varied wild creatures valued by people worldwide. But this day also reminds us of the global threat the...
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Big Threats to the Bigeye Thresher
Defenders calls on NMFS to protect the bigeye thresher under the Endangered Species Act As the name suggests, the bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) has a very distinctive look. Its...
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No Smooth Sailing for the Smooth Hammerhead
The smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) gets its name from its large, hammer-shaped head. While it may look like a cartoon character, this shark can grow up to 16 feet long and weigh almost 900...
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Five Victims of Wildlife Trafficking
Wildlife trafficking affects a vast number of species around the globe. Some species you may hear or read about more than others, but the sheer scope of the mammals, fish reptiles, birds and more that...
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Do You Know What You’re Buying?
Illegal wildlife products are harder to spot than you might think When you ask the average person what illegal wildlife products look like, they will probably describe things like animal skin rugs or...
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Pushing for Safer Seafood
National Marine Fisheries Service proposes new regulations to protect marine mammals around the world Each year, around 650,000 marine mammals like sea lions, whales and dolphins die after becoming...
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Time to Crack Down on Wildlife Trafficking
The United States plays a major role in the illegal wildlife trade. Demand for these animals and products are high here, and countless thousands of them come into our country every year. Thousands more...
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Wildlife Trafficking and the United States
Wildlife trafficking is a global concern. Wild animals from all over the world are captured or killed, then brought into this barbaric trade, the shipments sometimes traveling thousands of miles to...
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A Decade of Wildlife Trade
Experts analyze 10 years of data on wildlife trade from Latin America to the U.S. Latin America, including Mexico and the Caribbean, is home to the widest array of plants and animals in the world. It...
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Peru Makes Way For Mantas!
Peru bans fishing of the giant manta ray As 2015 was coming to a close, Peru decided to ring in the new year with new protections for the giant manta ray. The new regulations, combined with a growing...
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Wanted Alive: Inside the Illegal Live Animal Trade
The illegal trade in live animals is a booming business including pet stores, collectors, and individuals seeking exotic species from around the world. With millions of live animals traded legally...
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The Superhighways of Wildlife Trafficking
In this modern day of travel and internet, the global trade in goods has grown exponentially – including both legal and illegal wildlife and wildlife products. Every single day, millions of products...
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Celebrating Biodiversity in Latin America
Unlike humans, wildlife doesn’t recognize political boundaries. Whether it crawls, slinks, flies or slithers, native wildlife doesn’t know or care what country it’s in. Yet countless species that live...
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Five Ways to Market
Sea turtle products are in high demand in the illegal wildlife trade While this devastating trade can be seen in products ranging from medicinal supplies to fashion accessories, there is one relative...
View ArticleStepping up for Sharks: The Next CITES Conference of the Parties
Examining new proposed regulations to help protect thresher and silky shark species from the devastating impacts of international trade Three years ago, at the 16th Conferences of the Parties to the...
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The Titicaca Water Frog: A big leap towards international protections?
Perhaps you have never heard of the largest aquatic frog in the world. That might be because the Titicaca water frog lives in only one place in the world: Lake Titicaca, the highest freshwater lake on...
View ArticleThe Other Kind of Stingray
International effort gathers support for protecting freshwater stingray species from over-exploitation in international trade. When we think of stingrays we often think of oceanic stingrays, shuffling...
View ArticleThe Devil Ray’s Advocate
Saving devil rays from the international gill plate trade Devil rays get their name from the fins on either side of their head (known as cephalic fins) which curve upward, giving the ray the appearance...
View ArticleThe Human Role in Wildlife Trafficking
Reducing consumer demand may be the most effective way to stop wildlife trafficking It’s hard to overstate just how enormous a problem wildlife trafficking is. Along with drug, arms, and human...
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A Successful Year at CITES!
International meeting votes to protect many imperiled species from overexploitation in global wildlife trade. It’s been a busy few weeks for our international team, just back from the CITES Conference...
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