Sept. 11, 2019 – A TRAFFIC study released today has identified the world’s top 20 shark and ray catchers and traders, who collectively account for some 80% of global reported catch averaged by year between 2007–2017. Commercial and artisanal vessels from Indonesia, Spain, India, Mexico, and the United States topped the list of catchers during […]
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New statistics highlight trapping threat for international trade of Asia’s most popular songbird
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, August 18, 2019—A new analysis of the trade in White-rumped Shamas in Southeast Asia over the past decade finds incredible numbers of the birds seized and recorded in markets, leading to calls for greater protection and regulation for the popular songbird. The keeping of songbirds as pets and for participation in singing […]