Illegal wildlife trade – Focus of first ever World Wildlife Day
At the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES in March 2013, the Thai Government recommended the adoption of a resolution to declare March 3 as World Wildlife Day, which was later agreed at the United Nations General Assembly in December. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on…
2010: Chinese Year of the Tiger
If, like me, you were born in Year of the Tiger, you’ll be glad to know that tiger people are lively and brave, are well liked and always land on their feet. Unfortunately, for tigers in the wild the outlook for 2010 doesn’t look too good… Tigers are under a severe and growing threat from…