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Happy #WorldPangolinDay! All 8 #species of #pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammal, now have highest level of protection under @CITES
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Do you find the pictures too fuzzy? They are composed of as many pixels as the numbers of individuals of these #species left in the wild! bit.do/fa9of #wildlife
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Today is #WorldPangolinDay! All eight species of pangolins are listed in CITES Appendix I. Join us in calling for more efforts to conserve the world's most trafficked mammal: bit.ly/3uc9lrR
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It's #WorldWildlifeDay today! We've lost 95% of wild #tigers since the beginning of 20th century, and #lion populations have decreased by 40% in 3 generations. RT if you care about protecting #BigCats. More at wildlifeday.org
#PredatorsUnderThreat #iProtectBigCats
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South Africa: 365 #rhino poachers convicted in 6 months & an additional 15 arrested last week thanks to the efforts of specialized anti-poaching unit goo.gl/aKuqb6 via @IOL #WildlifeCrime #EndPoaching
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It’s #WorldRangerDay! We lost 128 rangers in the past 12 months. Today we pay tribute to all the fallen heroes as well as all the men & women who risk their lives to fight on the #frontline to protect the world’s #wildlife goo.gl/NRhFyq #WorldRangerDay2018 #ranger
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#Breaking: China will continue to strictly ban the use of #rhino horn and #tiger bone in medicine, and will spare no efforts to combat #WildlifeTrafficking as a #CITES Party, says China's State Council goo.gl/y7uSM4
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We're deeply saddened to learn that 6 park rangers in DRC's Virunga #gorilla park were killed yesterday by militia men goo.gl/AR7jtD via @guardian
More than 170 rangers have died protecting #wildlife at the Virunga National Park!
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It's #WorldPangolinDay! Int'l trade in all 8 species of #pangolins is now prohibited under #CITES. But the fight to save pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammals, does not stop here. More needs to be in law enforcement & #DemandReduction to end #WildlifeCrime. #PangolinDay
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#BigCats are among the most powerful creatures to grace this planet, but they are also the most fragile goo.gl/gGcaA5
Check out the #WorldWildlifeDay website, register your events & let your voice be heard wildlifeday.org #PredatorsUnderThreat #iProtectBigCats
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On #WorldElephantDay, let us all be inspired by these most amazing creatures & those who protect them everyday! Take action & be the change!
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It's #WorldPangolinDay today! With 4 record seizures in two months, it's the bloodiest #PangolinDay in the history of the ant-eating mammal goo.gl/Pw5Rbt via @CGTNOfficial
#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking #pangolin #pangolins
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It's #WorldWaterDay Water is vital for the survival of all the 35,000+ species that @CITES strives to protect. Let's save it & #keepitCLEAR!
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It’s #InternationalTigerDay today! Of all #BigCats, #tigers are the most beloved but also the most endangered. Wild #tiger populations have decreased by 97%, from over 100,000 only a century ago to about 3,900 in the wild on the entire planet.
#TigerDay #GlobalTigerDay
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The magnificent #SnowLeopard is protected at highest level by CITES since 1975. All range states are Party to CITES #SnowLeopardDay #BigCats
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On int'l #WomensDay, we salute all the women & girls fighting on the #frontline to save our planet's #wildlife. Their courage & determination inspire us every day! #IWD2018 #EmpowerWomen
You are dreamers,
You are believers,
You are fighters,
You are beautiful!
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#NowOfficial It's 31 December in China. The historic #IvoryBan in China has now entered into force! All commercial sales & processing of #elephant #ivory are now illegal in China.
#EndPoaching #EndWildlifeTrafficking #CITES #CoP17
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BREAKING: Hong Kong votes to ban #ivory sales one month after mainland China's #IvoryBan comes into force goo.gl/ftqy3L via @Independent #EndWildlifeTrafficking #elephant 🐘
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This #WorldWildlifeDay, we salute young guardians of #wildlife. Feel the love! #Youth4Wildlife #YoungVoices via @united4wildlife #rhino
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.@CITES #CoP17 agrees in Committee to move all 8 species of #pangolins, the most trafficked mammal, in Appendix I for stronger protection
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Happy #WorldTurtleDay! Did you know all sea #turtles are protected under #CITES? 🐢🐢🐢
#TurtleDay #BeatPlasticPollution #SeaTurtles #SaveOurOcean
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It's #WorldWildlifeDay! Loss of habitat & natural prey, human wildlife conflict, #ClimateChange and #poaching are the dangers the #SnowLeopard faces across its native range. Find more on wildlifeday.org
#PredatorsUnderThreat #WWD2018 #iProtectBigCats
World Wildlife Day
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A year ago at #CoP17, govts agreed to give all 8 species of #pangolins, the most trafficked mammals, highest level of protection under CITES
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It's #WorldRhinoDay today! 🦏🦏🦏
#Rhino poaching in South Africa maintains a downward trend since 2014 & dropped by 26% so far this year, 162 poachers arrested @SANParksKNP this year by 31 August goo.gl/2jbgaQ
There are reasons for hope, but more needs to be done!
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#BREAKING State-run Xinhua News Agency: “…China’s top legislature adopted a decision on thoroughly banning the illegal trading of wildlife and eliminating the consumption of wild animals to safeguard people's lives and health.” See bit.do/fwHFU via @XHNews
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It's #WorldRhinoDay! With our collective efforts, we're on right track to end poaching & trafficking of #rhinos, but more needs to be done!
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It's #EndangeredSpeciesDay today! Greater than ever global efforts underway to end #WildlifeTrafficking, but there is still a long way to go to protect all #EndangeredSpecies! #Extinction is forever.
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It's #WorldEnvironmentDay This heartbreaking footage shows a herd of wild #elephants eating #plastic & toxic waste in a dumping ground in search of food. Six have died!
We are better than this! Every one of us can do our part to clean up our 🌏 & #BeatPlasticPollution!
World Wildlife Day
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Good news for ##internationaltigerday 🐯! Latest India #tiger census shows population growth - 1/3 more than it had 4 years ago bbc.in/2Gy5pKU via @BBC
With nearly 3,000 #tigers, India is home to around 70% of the world's tigers.
#WorldTigerDay #TigerDay 🐅
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Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal. With the recent major seizures, the illegal trade now crosses US$100 million mark bit.ly/2P4bNfW @CGTNOfficial
This demonstrates the serious nature of #wildlifecrime & the scale of challenge we are facing, says @ivonnehiguero
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The magnificent #SnowLeopard is protected at the highest level by #CITES. Join us to #SaveSnowLeopards goo.gl/G3Zs6e @John_CITES
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It's #WorldElephantDay today! #Poaching remains a serious threat to #elephants & we can not bring the dead ones back!
At CITES #CoP17, over 100 nations called for #IvoryBan in countries implicated in illegal trade in #ivory. No one wants to live in a world without #elephants.
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Are you #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime? Get active & spread the video! #wildlife #InOurHands wildlifeday.org
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Happy #WorldTourismDay! #Wildlife tourism provides an incentive for protecting species and their habitats. Sustainable tourism also helps achieve @UN #GlobalGoals. #WTD2018 #Tourism4SDGs
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#DidYouKnow that 3 of 9 #tiger subspecies have become extinct due to human activities? We don’t want to live in a world without #BigCats! This #WorldWildlifeDay, 3 March, let's all commit to protecting big cats. More wildlifeday.org
#PredatorsUnderThreat #iProtectBigCats
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It's #WorldWildlifeDay today!
One million animal & plant #species are threatened with extinction, many within decades. #Biodiversity can be restored with comprehensive #conservation & #SustainableUse efforts for people & planet wildlifeday.org
#WWD2020 #Biodiversity2020
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Happy #WorldOceansDay! CITES has been protecting the world's #MarineSpecies since 1975.
#SaveOurOcean #OceansDay #GlobalGoals #SDG14
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#Pangolins may have spread #coronavirus to humans, researchers found bit.do/fsgs3 via @Guardian | The disease has killed over 720 people worldwide as of today, mostly in China.
Int'l trade in all 8 species of #pangolin is prohibited under CITES. 🎥by
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Tanzania launches 300-man strong anti-poaching force tasked with combating poaching & #wildlifetrafficking goo.gl/ZEPpy7 via @TheCitizenTZ
Tanzania has dedicated over 25% of its land for #wildlife protected areas.
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It's #EndangeredSpeciesDay today! With our collective efforts, we're on right track to #EndWildlifeTrafficking, but more needs to be done!
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China's #IvoryBan will come into force on 31 December! The message is being shared far & wide across the country via national TV, newspaper & social media. Way to go!
#EndPoaching #EndWildlifeTrafficking #elephant #ivory @CITES #CoP17
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Hong Kong to totally ban #ivory trade and impose heavier penalties on #wildlifetrafficking goo.gl/do8dED
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On this #WomensDay, we once again salute all the women & girls fighting on the #frontline to save #wildlife of our 🌍. Their courage & determination inspire us every day!
You are dreamers,
You are believers,
You are fighters,
You are beautiful!
#WomensDay2019 #IWD2019
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#BREAKING: China reiterates that it will continue the strict ban on trade in #rhino and #tiger products, and as a Party to #CITES will spare no effort to fight #WildlifeTrafficking goo.gl/ZNYfp6 via @XHNews
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#BREAKING Nearly 13 tonnes of #pangolin scales originating from Nigeria, likely from 17,000 #pangolins, were seized yesterday from container in Singapore, the biggest single haul in the world in recent years bit.ly/2CXerPw via @stcom
#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking
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Authorities in China have removed pangolins (Manis spp., CITES Appendix I) from the 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopeia, meaning pangolin scales can no longer be used for traditional medicine. globaltimes.cn/content/11910…
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Good news! The population of Amur #Leopard, one of the most endangered #BigCats, has tripled thanks to the conservation efforts in Russia goo.gl/Vmb6je via @Revelator_News #ConservationOptimism
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Protecting #BigCats is the call of next year’s #WorldWildlifeDay. These majestic animals are all facing big threats! goo.gl/c4ccsu
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Good news from India! West Bengal’s #rhino population hits a record high goo.gl/nrsn1H via @mongabay #wildlife
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China considers upgrading the protection of #pangolin to the highest level bit.do/e33uQ via @XHNews
All 8 species of #pangolins are included in #CITES Appendix I & commercial int'l trade is prohibited.
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Just a century ago, there were likely over 200,000 #lions in Africa. Today, lions are extinct in 26 African countries & have vanished from over 90% of their historic range. In the past 20 years, lion populations dropped by 43%.
#WorldWildlifeDay #Bigcats #PredatorsUnderThreat
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Good news! Month-long transcontinental operation hit #wildlife criminals hard with 1,974 seizures, 1,400 suspects identified! 1.3 tonnes of #ivory, 8 tonnes of #pangolin scales, 4,000 birds & 27,000 reptiles among seized wildlife. 92 countries participated goo.gl/1gRy99
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It's #SnowLeopardDay today! These rare, beautiful gray #leopards live in the mountains in Asia. See #SnowLeopard in action!
#HabitatLoss, #HumanWildlifeConflict, #ClimateChange & #poaching are the dangers they face. See more goo.gl/KJg8Qt
#InternationalSnowLeopardDay
World Wildlife Day
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Malaysia Airlines declares a zero-tolerance policy on #WildlifeTrafficking goo.gl/hbtMK2 #wildlifecrime
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It's #WorldPangolinDay today!
Int'l trade in all #pangolin species is illegal because they are listed in CITES Appendix I. We work with source, transit & destination countries through compliance assistance & enforcement activities to #EndWildlifeCrime - #CITES SG @IvonneHiguero
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Good news! #Elephant & #rhino poaching cases down so far this year in Zimbabwe after @Zimparks declared zero tolerance to #poaching goo.gl/KeBaAy #EndPoaching #EndWildlifeTrafficking
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#WorldRhinoDay: between 2007 and 2019, the populations of 4 of the 5 living species of #rhinos saw a significant growth. Collective enforcement and #conservation efforts are paying off, though we must remain vigilant to the continued threat of poaching and trafficking.
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Great news! EU injects €30 million into the fight against poaching & #wildlifetrafficking in Southern, Eastern Africa & Indian Ocean goo.gl/6bjwse #EndWildlifeTrafficking #CITES #MIKE #elephant #wildlife
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Somalia: 29 #cheetah cubs rescued from #wildlife smuggling bit.ly/2ZgSggI @News24
#WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking
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As #WorldWildlifeDay (3 March) draws closer, we are very encouraged by the inspiring remarks of @LeoDiCaprio a few years ago on the great example of successful global collaboration under #CITES to protect #sharks & other #MarineSpecies.
#LifeBelowWater #PeopleAndPlanet #WWD2019
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Meet Zimbabwe’s all female anti-poaching combat unit that fights #wildlifecrime on the #frontline to save #elephants & other #wildlife goo.gl/akQiQj via @guardian
#EmpoweringWomen #RuralCommunities #EndWildlifeTrafficking
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Lion populations have dropped by over 40% in the past two decades. On #WorldLionDay, we reaffirm our call to scale up all efforts aimed at conserving lions throughout their range.
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Angola: 5 Vietnamese arrested after over 2 tonnes of illegal #wildlife products seized, incl. 27 #rhino horn pieces, 535 kg raw #ivory, 263 kg worked ivory, 895 kg #pangolim scales & 10 kg medicinal plants bit.ly/2wjbeqa via @observadorpt RT @TRAFFIC_WLTrade
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No country alone will be able to #EndWildlifeCrime! UN calls for int'l cooperation to combat #wildlifecrime. 1st #Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement meeting in Africa brought together police, customs, prosecutors & financial investigators from 20+ nations goo.gl/Ff8icH
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Reasons for hope: elephants in southern Africa stable & increasing, overall poaching levels in Africa down for 5 yrs goo.gl/QxJ217
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#Cheetah populations have decreased so much that in Africa they are now only found in 10% of their historic range! RT if you care about protecting #BigCats. More at wildlifeday.org
#WorldWildlifeDay #BigCats #PredatorsUnderThreat #iProtectBigCats #WWD2018
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It’s #WorldSeaTurtleDay today! #SeaTurtles are endangered #species & they are afforded highest level of protection under CITES since 1981.
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The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed - Mahatma Gandhi.
We have lost half of the world's #wildlife in 40 year! On #EarthDay2018, let's all pledge to live a sustainable life & make this 🌍a better home for all life on #Earth! #EarthDay
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Happy International Women's Day! Today we pay tribute to all the women fighting on the #frontline to save our planet's #wildlife #WomensDay
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UK: Environment Minister to announce complete ban on #ivory trade & close loophole which allows the sale of antique items goo.gl/YBvnsZ via @TheSun #elephant #IvoryBan #EndWildlifeTrafficking
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It's International #SnowLeopardDay today!
#SnowLeopard is protected at the highest level under CITES since 1975 and int'l commercial trade is prohibited. All 12 range states of snow leopard are Parties to CITES.
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It's Int'l Day for Biological Diversity! #Biodiversity is life. Today we celebrate the amazing nature & our efforts to safeguard it. But let's not forget all the threats our 🌍 is still facing. We all need to do more! goo.gl/xaxLp2
#IntlBiodiversityDay #BiodiversityDay
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It's #BiodiversityDay! Biological diversity is the variety of life on 🌏 in all forms. It is vital for our health & well-being but it is in crisis because of us.
CITES Parties will make greater efforts to conserve #biodiversity. Message of @ivonnehiguero bit.ly/2WZG0zR
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It's #WorldWildlifeDay! CITES – protecting #MarineSpecies from 1975, incl. all #whales, all marine #turtles, all seahorses, many #coral species, more & more #sharks & rays goo.gl/qaTFPL @ivonnehiguero
#LifeBelowWater #PeopleAndPlanet #WWD2019
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It's the first Int'l #JaguarDay today!
Between 1960s & 1970s, #jaguars were heavily hunted & as many as 18,000 were killed every year to feed the trade in their skins. Since 1975 this trade was halted thanks to #CITES & the population began to stabilize jaguarday.org
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It's #WorldRhinoDay! Since 2007, reported number of all #rhino species, except for Sumatran rhino, has increased & globally by 28%. Conservation efforts are paying off! But such efforts must be sustained as poaching & trafficking remain a serious threat bit.do/e9vBM 🦏
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BREAKING: Zimbabwe’s new president places ban on live #elephant trade goo.gl/cwXpTc via @DailyNewsZim #CITES
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Good news! Nepal doubles its #tiger population, raising hope for global recovery of endangered #BigCats goo.gl/T4yxQh via @Independent #ConservationOptimism
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It's #WorldPangolinDay! All #pangolins are protected by CITES. Their future is #InOurHands goo.gl/HkC6Qd
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Zimbabwe: #rhino poacher who left his phone on the crime scene is jailed for 10 years goo.gl/Y8qsc9 #wildlifecrime
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#CITESCoP18 this morning formally adopted 3 proposals, submitted by a record number of Parties, to include 18 new #shark species (i.e. mako sharks, guitarfishes & wedgefishes) in #CITES Appendix II.
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Good news! Number of #saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan increased by 55%
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Over 200,000 #SaigaAntelope perished in 2015 during the mass die-off in Kazakhstan. It is most encouraging to see the recovery of the species when countries do what needs to be done!
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#IUCNCongress votes to support increased protection of all 8 species of #pangolins at the upcoming @CITES #CoP17
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Let them be, let them live! The future of elephants is #InOurHands #WorldWildlifeDay goo.gl/GfaURt @UNEP
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#BREAKING Singapore seizes a record 8.8 tonnes of #elephant #ivory & 11.9 tonnes of #pangolin scales in 3 containers en route from DR Congo to Vietnam bit.ly/2SB9HGe via @stcom #WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrafficking
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China: To mark the one year anniversary of the #IvoryBan, a new public awareness campaign, as part of a 3-year initiative, informs travelers that purchasing #wildlife products is driving certain #species toward #extinction goo.gl/TdeeAx via @ChinaDaily #elephant #ivory
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Hong Kong to ban import & re-export of all #elephant hunting trophies & post-Convention #ivory from May 1 as its 3-step plan on #IvoryBan kicks off, maximum penalties on smuggling & illegal trade in #EndangeredSpecies increased to 10 years imprisonment goo.gl/PKutVZ
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It's #WorldOceansDay! CITES, protecting the world's marine #species since 1975. Our Oceans, Our Future #SaveOurOcean goo.gl/bL4UMV
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Thailand: Police arrest alleged kingpin of Asia’s biggest #wildlifetrafficking network goo.gl/2Pk1M7 via @telegraphnews #wildlifecrime
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US: California man sentenced to 27 months in prison for selling black #rhino horns goo.gl/667omN #wildlifecrime
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It's #WorldRangerDay! Let's join up to reflect upon the important role & selfless work of park #rangers around 🌍 in the fight to protect #wildlife.
Next month #CITESCoP18 will consider concrete support to these brave frontline fighters. #CITES SG message bit.do/CITESWRD19
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South Africa: 8 suspected poachers nabbed in a 48-hour anti-poaching operation, a week after the anti-poaching team won awards for fighting #wildlifecrime goo.gl/YALP59 #rhino #EndWildlifeTrafficking
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We are greatly saddened to learn that ranger Freddy Mahamba Muliro was killed during an attack weeks after the reopening of Virunga National Park in DR Congo. The park was shut last year for over 8 months after series of attacks on staff goo.gl/JrGV5Q via @guardian
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95% of all #lemur species face high risk of extinction, experts say goo.gl/GEGQi2 via @mongabay
All lemurs are protected under #CITES Appendix I, and int’l commercial trade is prohibited.
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BBC News - UK #ivory ban among 'toughest' in the world, confirms Environment Secretary bbc.com/news/uk-43620012 #elephant #IvoryBan #EndWildlifeTrafficking
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