The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday urged world action to tackle wildlife and forest crime, as it released a new report assessing the crime globally for the first time.
China's top legislature is deliberating an amendment to the Wildlife Law, the first since it came into force in 1989.China's top legislature is deliberating an amendment to the Wildlife Law, the first since it came into force in 1989.
To combat the illegal trade in African wildlife in China, especially in ivory, basketball player Yao Ming visited Kenya in 2012, while actress Li Bingbing traveled to the country in 2013.
Globally renowned for preserving their rich cultural heritage and co-existing harmoniously with wild animals, Kenya's Maasai people are the embodiment of the east African nation's grandeur that attracts foreign visitors.
As the Kasane Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade concluded Wednesday, challenges remain for the protection on wildlife, despite a statement reached by delegates from 32 countries and more than 20 inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations.
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Britain's Prince William at the White House on Monday, and discussed with him "the long and special relationship" between the two countries, the White House said.
The WWF International President Yolanda Kakabadse on Saturday awarded Tanzania's 19 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) the "WWF Leaders for a Living Planet" award in recognition to their wildlife conservation efforts.
The United States on Monday hailed China's move to destroy tons of ivory, calling it a " concrete action" in honoring commitments made between the two countries.
Delegates attending the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Nairobi on Wednesday declared poaching to be the greatest threat to Africa's tourism industry and branded poachers as the continent's No.1 public enemy.
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