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IFAW and INTERPOL at the Front Lines of the War on Ivory and Wildlife Trafficking

adintino — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:27 +0000

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Wed, 05/22/2013

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Interpol and IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Interpol’s international headquarters in Lyon, France. This is the first ever MoU signed by Interpol’s Environmental Crime Programme with an NGO.

Dubai Ivory Bust Seizes 259 Elephant Tusks

adintino — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:41 +0000

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Tue, 05/21/2013

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Dubai customs authorities have announced the seizure of 259 elephant tusks – believed to be the biggest bust yet of contraband ivory in the UAE.

The tusks were seized on 1 May, 2013 during a routine x-ray inspection of a container shipped from Mombasa, Kenya to Jebel Ali Port. The container’s manifest claimed its contents were “wooden furniture”.

Elephant Tourism under Fire as Handler Dies

adintino — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:04:25 +0000

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Thu, 04/18/2013

The trampling to death of an elephant handler in South Africa this week has again thrown into sharp focus the dangers of the elephant-back safari industry.

On Monday an experienced handler at the Elephant Sanctuary, near Hartebeespoort Dam, North West Province, South Africa, was killed by two elephants.

Baby Elephants Snatched from Wild Herds - Who’s Issuing the Permits?

adintino — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:24:04 +0000

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Wed, 03/20/2013

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Protection for elephants, or just an elaborate sham? That’s the question being asked after trucks transporting four young elephants were intercepted while transferring the calves to a “rehabilitation” centre last week.

According to a report by South Africa’s National Council of SPCA’s the elephants had been removed from their wild herds, because their mothers were to be shot at one of South Africa’s most infamous hunting ranches in North West Province.

INTERPOL report shows Europe’s booming online ivory trade

adintino — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:16:51 +0000

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Thu, 03/07/2013

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A report released today by INTERPOL with support from The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) revealed hundreds of ivory items conservatively valued at approximately EUR 1,450,000 for sale during a two-week period on Internet auction sites in nine European countries.

Unveiling the Ivory Trade Online

adintino — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:49:54 +0000

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Mon, 03/04/2013

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Urgent, interactive and as close as your nearest internet link, that’s IFAW’s Unveiling the Ivory Trade, an online report and iPad app that highlights the escalating illegal ivory trade.

“Right now the quickest way to spread the message that the illegal ivory trade is killing elephants by their thousands is to take it online. That is exactly what IFAW has done with Unveiling the Ivory Trade,” says Jason Bell, IFAW Director - Elephant Programme.