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China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales from Vietnam

China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales from Vietnam

Customs agents in southwest China have seized 2.2 tonnes of pangolin scales and busted an endangered wildlife smuggling gang, state media reported.
Four investigated for smuggling nearly one ton of pangolin scales in Hanoi

Four investigated for smuggling nearly one ton of pangolin scales in Hanoi

Police in Hanoi in collaboration with an environmental NGO have busted a pangolin scale trafficking ring in northern Vietnam.
May 21, 2021 | 01:31 am PT
Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Nigeria has seized pangolin scales and tusks and bones from endangered species allegedly bound for export to Vietnam, a senior customs official said Wednesday.
January 27, 2021 | 06:29 pm PT
Four men jailed for wildlife trafficking

Four men jailed for wildlife trafficking

A court in Ca Mau Province on Thursday sentenced four men belonging to a wildlife trafficking gang to two to 13 years in jail.
May 15, 2020 | 02:30 am PT
Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog

Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog

Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past two decades, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday, highlighting the challenge in tackling the illicit trade.
February 21, 2020 | 02:46 am PT
First ivory, now pangolin scales: Vietnam remains wildlife trafficking hotspot

First ivory, now pangolin scales: Vietnam remains wildlife trafficking hotspot

Vietnam is becoming increasingly interested in pangolins and prominent in the rapidly growing transnational trafficking of the animal, an investigation has found.
February 17, 2020 | 04:28 pm PT
Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Two tons of ivory and pangolin scales were found hidden in three containers arriving in Hai Phong port from Nigeria, officials said on Tuesday.
December 24, 2019 | 08:20 pm PT
Singapore seizes biggest ever ivory haul en route to Vietnam

Singapore seizes biggest ever ivory haul en route to Vietnam

Singapore has made its largest ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tons of tusks from an estimated 300 elephants.
July 23, 2019 | 12:17 am PT
Saigon murals seek to raise awareness of environmental dire straits

Saigon murals seek to raise awareness of environmental dire straits

Walls of the Phan Liem Street in Ho Chi Minh City now sport colorful murals cataloging environmental destruction.
June 30, 2019 | 01:54 am PT
Two Vietnamese held in ivory and pangolin scales smuggling bust in Uganda

Two Vietnamese held in ivory and pangolin scales smuggling bust in Uganda

More than 700 pieces of ivory and hundreds of pangolin scales have been discovered inside hollowed out logs in the Ugandan capital Kamapala.
January 31, 2019 | 05:17 pm PT
Vietnam seizes 10 tons of pangolin scales, ivory shipped from Africa

Vietnam seizes 10 tons of pangolin scales, ivory shipped from Africa

In one of Vietnam’s largest wildlife trafficking busts, Da Nang police seized 10 tons of ivory and pangolin scales on Thursday.
October 5, 2018 | 03:04 am PT
Vietnam finds a ton of pangolin scales, ivory in unclaimed baggage

Vietnam finds a ton of pangolin scales, ivory in unclaimed baggage

Hanoi authorities Friday found pangolin scales and ivory weighing almost a ton flown in from Nigeria.
October 1, 2018 | 04:37 am PT
Tons of pangolin scales seized at Ho Chi Minh City port

Tons of pangolin scales seized at Ho Chi Minh City port

Imagine how many of the scaly anteaters were sacrificed to harvest seven tons of their scales?
May 6, 2018 | 11:10 pm PT
Quackery and superstition: species pay the cost

Quackery and superstition: species pay the cost

A surge in demand in Vietnam is ascribed to a senior politician claiming in the mid-2000s that rhino horn cured his cancer.
March 24, 2018 | 06:30 pm PT
 
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