Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – a look at the billions of animals the US imports from nearly 30,000 species
When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...
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The U.S. Imported Billions of Animals in Recent Decades, Fueling Global Wildlife Trade
Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.
World's oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, cares for her newly hatched chick at 74
Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the world's oldest known wild bird. She also just became a mother yet again.
Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the nation’s only government agency dedicated to conserving plants and animals, has frozen ...
Researchers urge reforms to improve global wildlife trade regulation
A new analysis led by University of Oxford researchers has found that the main agreement that regulates international ...
Rare wildlife spotting caught on camera in Poland
A wildlife conservation group in Poland was conducting research on beavers when they spotted two rare black wolves on video ...
The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 – here’s what has worked and what needs to change
A global convention to control wildlife trade across 184 countries has encouraged conservation action but hasn’t entirely ...
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New study links pesticides to mass wildlife harm worldwide
Pesticides are significantly harming wildlife across the planet, stunting growth, damaging reproduction and even causing behavioral changes in animals ...
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Across the world, conservation projects reel after abrupt US funding cuts
Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and ...
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Reforms urged to improve global wildlife trade regulation
This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.