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Not a cookie-cutter approach: how the uses and trade of giraffe parts vary across Africa

07/07/2021

The giraffe is an icon of the African subcontinent, and yet, there are many gaps in knowledge about giraffes in the wild and how to best protect them. In the 21 countries where giraffe populations are found, their conservation status differs depending on the species, geography, and threats they face. Coupled with the threats of … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, giraffe, illegal, research, review, Wildlife Trade

Costing the Earth Podcast – Talking about the illegal wildlife trade

31/10/2018

I was lucky to be part of the last episode of the latest episode of the BBC’s Podcast “Costing the Earth“, which is dedicated to the impact of Chinese Traditional Medicine on Wildlife Trade.  I talked about the potential impacts of the expansion of the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine around the world and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Animal Conservation, behaviour change, Biodiversity, china, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, illegal, pangolin, Saiga, species, traditional chinese medicine, Wildlife Trade

The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn (now in Spanish!)

24/12/2015

Last July I wrote and article on the potential problems around the production and sale of synthetic rhino as a solution for the rhino poaching crisis. Now this article has been translated into Spanish and republished in the magazine of the Iberian Zoo Keepers Association (AICAS). I am grateful for their interest in my work … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: AICAS, horn, illegal, poaching, rhino, synthetic, vietnam, Wildlife Trade

The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn to stop poaching

08/07/2015

In 2014, one rhino was killed every eight hours. That was in South Africa alone, where most of the world’s rhinos live. At this rate, rhino deaths may overtake births by 2016-2018, making the concept of the rhino’s extinction very real. Spurred by this grim prospect, governments, businesses and governmental organizations have discussed a wide … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: china, Conservation, demand, horn, illegal, pembient, poaching, reduction, rhino, rhinoceros, south africa, synthetic, trade, vietnam

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