Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

The illegal trade in wildlife is a continuing threat to global biodiversity, and marine organisms are victims in the same way as land animals. People participate in this trade because it is highly ...

It came into force in 1975 with the goal of ensuring that international trade does not threaten the survival of wild plants and animals. There are about 5,800 species of animals and 30,000 species ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered ...

For South Africa, we identified seven laws enacted since 1962. They contain 34 provisions related to wildlife extraction, trade and captive management. Examples are the Animals Protection Act ...

But in a 3,400-kilometer (2,100-mile) journey that involved crates, cranes, trucks, and a Boeing 747, 70 captive bred ...

Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette spots — have the widest range ...

The global wildlife trade is a sprawling, multi-billion dollar market—and the United States is one of the biggest players. In the past roughly two decades, people in the U.S. legally imported ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as ...

Pangolins are hunted mainly for meat across Africa, with local demand - not trade - driving their decline toward extinction.

Humane World for Animals has projects in more than 50 countries to tackle animal cruelty including the fur trade, the dog and cat meat trades, factory farming, commercial whaling, trophy hunting ...

A new study, published this week in the Conservation Biology, provides the most detailed snapshot available of the Australian animals caught up in the vast and fast-growing international animal trade.