Environmentalists and animal lovers perceive a grave threat to the future of the African wild elephant population after China was granted permission to become a licenced buyer of ivory from Africa. In a recently concluded meeting of the...

The soul of Stephen Robert “Steve” Irwin, popularly know as ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, must be giving million of thanks to Chinese police who saved lives of 270 crocodiles. From the southwestern region of Guangxi, bordering...

The trading of sawfish — already endangered by over-fishing to serve its much-in-demand fins-dish delicacies, and its liver oil used extensively as medicine - has already been banned in the United States and in Australia. But,...

Organized environment crime is on the rise, with international crime groups making fortunes out of environment and wildlife. Organised environment crime includes among others, illegal logging, ivory poaching and trade in tiger parts....

Climate change and the obliteration of natural habitats could put hundreds of wildlife species of at risk of extinction over the next century. This is a catastrophic but inescapable fact. While addressing the Convention on International Trade...