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CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
Environment
August 28, 2019
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to…
Egypt remains a hot spot for illegal chimp and ivory trade
Environment
March 24, 2013
Egypt remains a hot spot for illegal chimp and ivory trade
In September, customs authorities at Cairo International Airport seized 17 endangered falcons. The following month, a man was caught smuggling…
Cairo is hub for endangered species traffic as pet shops sell exotic animals
Environment
May 18, 2012
Cairo is hub for endangered species traffic as pet shops sell exotic animals
The trade of wild, exotic animals sold in Cairo pet shops has boomed, at least according to animal welfare activists.…
Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
Environment
September 1, 2011
Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
A dozen mummified baby crocodiles peer out from the clutter of a dusty shop at the back of Aswan’s tourist…
Curbs on coral trade rejected at UN conference
Environment
March 22, 2010
Curbs on coral trade rejected at UN conference
Dubai--A UN conference rejected on Sunday trade restrictions on red and pink corals used in jewelry in what environmentalists called…