June 20, 2018 – Harpoons are being trained on endangered fin whales in Icelandic waters for the first time in three years this summer. Kristjan Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf, the only company involved in Icelandic fin whaling, announced his intention to resume killing the planet’s second largest whale species earlier this year and the […]
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CITES Hits Control, Alt, Delete on Wildlife Cybercrime
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 4, 2016 – Cybercriminals are the latest losers at the CoP17 of CITES following the Decision to ratify a commitment by all 183 Parties to stamp out illegal online wildlife trade. The Decision requires all Parties to take a raft of measures to ensure that cybercrime is stopped, bring together governments, […]
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Jeff Flocken: Trophy hunters need to stop taking the lives of wildlife simply for fun
WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2016 – Jeff Flocken, North American Regional Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), issued the following statement in response to the killing of a giraffe and zebra in South Africa by a 12-year old American trophy hunter: It’s sad any time that an imperiled animal like a giraffe […]