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Archives for January 2015

January 27, 2015 By Sabrina Bosiacki Leave a Comment

Traffic sucks! (this time I don’t mean the rush-hour kind)

Filed Under: Economic

Wildlife trafficking is (and almost always has been) a huge problem in the world. Wildlife trade is the legal sale/transfer of wildlife and wildlife products, but trafficking is illegal — it involves endangered species, banned practices, or unsustainable take of wildlife.  TRAFFIC (Wildlife trade monitoring network) is an organization that… read more 

January 20, 2015 By Linhphung Huynh Leave a Comment

‘Death to Poachers!’ and Why Animal-Lovers Rage

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Economic, Security Tagged With: Law, Poaching, Shoot-to-kill, Socioeconomic

In my previous post, Shoot-to-Kill Policy: Injustice in the Name of Conservation, I argued that militaristic shoot-to-kill (S2K) policies are likely ineffective in curbing poaching in the long term. Worse yet, through the guise of wildlife conservation, regimes use S2K’s military ethos to justify arbitrary and excessive violence on human… read more 

January 20, 2015 By Leo Carter Leave a Comment

Namibia’s Community Wildlife Conservancies

Filed Under: Public-Private, Security, Sport Hunting

Two of the biggest obstacles to effective conservation schemes in Southern Africa are the high rates of rural poverty and the lack of a system of laws providing property rights to vast sections of the population. Since the mid-1990s, the Namibian government has sought to incorporate into the conservation effort… read more 

January 20, 2015 By Jessica Carrillo 1 Comment

Internal Conflict and Wildlife Trafficking: Myanmar

Filed Under: Security

Increases in Chinese demand for illegal wildlife products have caused intensified wildlife trafficking around the world.  This trade has, in turn, led to government instability and increased crime in source countries. Unfortunately, many of these countries have governments unable, or unwilling, to stop illegal wildlife trafficking.  Lack of state capacity, poor… read more 

January 19, 2015 By Linhphung Huynh Leave a Comment

Shoot-to-Kill Policy: Injustice in the Name of Conservation

Filed Under: Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Human Rights, Law, Militarization, Poaching, Rangers, Shoot-to-kill, Socioeconomic, Weapons

“Is it ever OK to defend a policy that can mean the loss of human life in order to protect wildlife?” Save the Rhino International poses this question in an informational piece on shoot-to-kill (S2K) policies, defined as a ranger’s right to fire back at poachers even if doing so… read more 

January 13, 2015 By Mariam Ahmed Leave a Comment

EU Accession to CITES: Unity or Disunity?

Filed Under: Multilateral

Last month the European Union became the first regional entity to accede to CITES.  This means that the EU will have a greater capacity to participate in the regime and assist non-EU states with CITES-related projects.  Additionally, the EU can cast one vote that carries the weight of a vote from each… read more 

January 12, 2015 By Wade Tanner Leave a Comment

A look to a gloomy 2015

Filed Under: Economic, Security

2014 was a gloomy year for several iconic species. The Southern White Rhino was particularly hit hard, with 1,100+ killed in South Africa alone. As South Africa is home to 90% of the world’s rhino population (which currently stands less than 30,000 for all species of rhino), these numbers are… read more 

January 6, 2015 By Lea Bogner Leave a Comment

The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Global Focus

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Recently, isolationist international policies have gained traction in the US Congress as more Tea Party candidates have been elected. Rand Paul, while stating again and again that he is not an isolationist has voted against international funding. But why does wildlife funding stay part of the US Budget? The simple answer… read more 

January 5, 2015 By Ana Elena Corte Leave a Comment

Governmental Will: Key to Protecting African Elephants from Chinese Consumption

Filed Under: Demand Reduction

My last post addressed  ways in which the Chinese government has attempted to protect its domestic elephant population. Most of the efforts have been aimed at enhancing park conditions and patrols, as well as providing support to farmers affected by elephant attacks (including relocation and economic aid). Promoting elephant protection… read more 

January 3, 2015 By Cameron Lagrone Leave a Comment

Will the USA support public awareness campaigns around the world?

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

Throughout the fall semester, I researched the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns in reducing demand for illegal wildlife products. I have examined campaigns from China, England and the USA. The purpose of this research was to develop an action plan for the USA; a way for the government to get… read more 

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