Conservation

Queen of Ivory Arrested

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Picture: Mrs. Yang Feng Glan (Credit: Elephant Action League)

Picture: Mrs. Yang Feng Glan (Credit: Elephant Action League)

PRESS RELEASE – BREAKING NEWS

By; Elephant Action League

“The Queen of Ivory”, a Chinese national, arrested by a specialized Task Force in Tanzania. To date, she is the most important ivory trafficker ever arrested in the country.

Dar-es-Salaam, 8 October 2015 – A specialized wildlife trafficking unit under Tanzania’s National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit (NTSCIU) arrested a number of high-level Chinese ivory traffickers led by a woman who is now thought to be the most notorious ivory trafficker brought to task so far in the war against elephant poaching. She is believed to be behind the trafficking of a huge quantity of ivory over the last several years. Continue reading →

World Rhino Day

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Kifaru by David Yarrow

Kifaru by David Yarrow

It’s “World Rhino Day”!  Please support or enact legislation banning the sale of Ivory and Rhino horn products in your state.  Tell your friends and relatives never to buy products made of these products.  Because when the buying stops, the killing can too! –WildAid

CECIL Act is first step toward ending trophy hunting

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Cecil the Lion

Cecil the Lion

By Michael Sainato, contributor

The Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act was introduced by New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) on July 31. “Let’s not be cowardly lions when it comes to trophy killings,” said Menendez in a press release. “Cecil’s [a popular lion in Zimbabwe] death was a preventable tragedy that highlights the need to extend the protections of the Endangered Species Act.” The bill would discourage trophy hunting abroad by making it illegal to import parts of any species listed as threatened or endangered, but more steps through policy, advocacy and funding need to be made to ensure trophy hunting is eradicated and animals are protected.

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US Navy SEAL Supports Ohio Ban on Ivory and Rhino Horn

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U.S. Navy SEAL Supports Ohio Ban against Ivory & Rhino Horn Products

Hello Friends!

Please show your support to fellow constituent; U.S. Navy SEAL, “Christopher Mark Heben” for standing with me as we move towards the introduction of my Bill to Outlaw Ivory and Rhino Horn Products in Ohio!

Not only has Christopher protected Elephants and Rhinos on the ground in Kenya, he has hunted down the poachers who have taken their lives.

Show some love and please keep signing and sharing my Petition.

UNITED for Wildlife!
Christina LaMonica, Founder; #ivoryfreeOhio
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The U.S. Ivory Crush in Times Square

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U.S Fish &Wildlife's #IVORYCRUSH in NYC

U.S Fish &Wildlife’s #IVORYCRUSH in NYC

On June 19, 2015, in Times Square, New York City, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with wildlife and conservation partners, will host its second ivory crush event. One ton of ivory we seized during an undercover operation, plus other ivory from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, will be crushed in front of VIPs and the general public.

What can you do to help?

The United States is among the world’s largest consumers of wildlife products – both legal and illegal. We have a significant ivory market, and we must continue to be vigilant in combating illegal ivory trade. You can help by not buying items that contain elephant ivory and by spreading this message to your family and friends. The work of law enforcement is an important part of the overall effort to stop wildlife poaching, but the only way to truly stop this slaughter is by ending consumer demand for ivory.

Via U.S. Fish & Wildlife