The Endangered Species Protection Unit ( espu ) of South Africa ( sa ) has come under fire for accepting us $460, 000 from an overseas animal welfare organisation to conduct

Two small border towns, Tachilek in Myanmar and Mae Sai in Thailand, thrive on illegal trade in animal products. ANIL AGARWAL and SUNITA NARAIN take a stroll through the wildlife black market to give a gra

The world has again failed to agree whether whaling should continue or a moratorium should be placed on hunting the sea mammal

A bird found in the Andaman islands is under grave threat as its edible nest one of the most expensive animal products in the world is falling prey to human greed

The latest round of negotiations on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has left little doubt that the South must fight for its rights, or else the North will continue to act as big brother, reports Anju Sharma from Harare

CITES is a weapon which can be used only by the armchair rich against the oiling poor

About 250 Indian MPs sign a paper to oppose South Africa on rhino trade, but they do not know why

THE GREENIES... CITES has been criticised for being influenced by Westeg.q NGOs such as the Humane Society of the US and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and ignoring the demands

Local communities in wildlife management

The Indian Star Tortoise (Gekoche) lone elegans) is being sold openly India and international trade in the endangered species is thriving. Listed in the Convention on International Trade in

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