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US pledges more money to tackle illegal wildlife trade
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/03/2013
» The United States has pledged more financial support to help tackle the illegal trade of wildlife and plants in Asean.
Yingluck promises to put end to ivory trade
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pledged Sunday to end Thailand's trade in ivory following a global campaign calling for more protection for elephants.
Thailand in landmark ivory pledge
AFP, Published on 03/03/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised Sunday to end her nation's trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.
Park chief rebuffs ivory hub claims
News, Published on 03/03/2013
» The deputy conservation chief has rebuffed suggestions that Thailand is a hub for the illegal ivory trade, but conceded that the country remains a transit point for smugglers.
Rhinos, elephants and sharks top Cites agenda
AFP, Published on 01/03/2013
» The race to protect the world's rhino, elephant and shark populations from the bloody trade in animal body parts will be at the heart of key endangered species talks in Bangkok from Sunday.
Polar bears, sharks on Cites' menu
Published on 28/02/2013
» Increased trade protection for polar bears and sharks are on the agenda of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) next week in Bangkok, officials said Thursday.
Yingluck to 'consider' ivory trade ban
Published on 27/02/2013
» Thailand will give due consideration to a call for a ban on the domestic ivory trade during the coming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) meeting beginning in Bangkok next week, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday.
Illegal ivory trade crackdown gets under way
News, Cheewin Sattha, Published on 23/02/2013
» CHIANG MAI : Wildlife and plant conservation authorities have vowed to take harsh action against those involved in the illegal ivory trade in Chiang Mai.
WWF demands sanctions over ivory
Published on 21/02/2013
» The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Thursday called for strong economic sanctions against countries most complicit in the illegal ivory trade, including Thailand, the host of an international meeting next month aimed at protecting endangered species.
DiCaprio blasts Thai ivory sales
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 20/02/2013
» Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban every type of ivory trade.