China is reducing the import tax on donkey skins for use in traditional medicine despite fears over a global reduction in the animal's population.

This multibillion-pound industry increasingly involves organised crime groups, who see wildlife as a low-risk route to profit

TAWIRI Director General, Dr Simon Mduma insists that through aerial surveys and spatial analysis, the team revealed that poachers preferred to operate in the wet season – when swollen rivers mean t

Japan’s failure to prevent illegal ivory exports could undermine China’s forthcoming ban on its domestic ivory trade, conservation groups have warned.

The standing committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) had its annual meeting in Geneva November 27 through December 1.

Iconic wildlife species such as rhinos and elephants could soon be wiped out if corruption continues to thrive.

Officials of the Forestry Commission have intensified their fight against illegal logging in efforts to stem the tide of deforestation and ensure sustainable forest resource exploitation.