It’s a Big Ocean, But Is It Big Enough For Both?

Hopefully you’ve watched Kingdom of the Blue Whale by now, and I won’t be spoiling all the fun for you.  If you have managed to miss it, then read my original review and tune into National Geographic Channel tomorrow, March 15, at 1pm. The special brought up a lot of really important conservation issues facing [...]

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China Fuels Illegal Wildlife Trade Across The Globe

Earlier this week, Africa saw its largest-ever wildlife crime bust.  The four month undercover investigation came to a close this weekend as undercover agents caught 57 criminals red-handed at ivory markets, border crossings, and airports in the five participating countries- Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana.  Included in the group of criminals [...]

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Hey Bungalow Bill, What Did You Kill?

So today’s blog post is going to be a biggie. I stumbled across this article about elephant poaching. It turns out, elephants are being poached for their tusks at a great rate today than they were before the international ban was established by CITES in 1989. In the decade before the ivory ban, 7.4% of [...]

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