Hong Kong Customs seized a container en route from Nigeria to mainland
China with ivory and pangolin scales worth HK$62 million
The container was believed to be destined for mainland
China, for use in traditional medicine and sculptures.
The haul included more than 8.2 tonnes of scales from thousands of endangered pangolins, with an estimated street value of HK$42 million.
It was the biggest seizure of pangolin scales, by value AND weight, ever in the city.
Somebody please nuke China
Total No of Rhinos slaughtered in South Africa to End of December 2021 = 451 Official figures. Note: the number of wild rhinos in Kruger has declined from 3,500 to 2,800 in one year. Read my blog below for Headlines from around the World concerning the Global Catastrophe that is causing the biggest mass extinction since the Permian Period, and News of the fight to stop the slaughter of the Planet's Wildlife before it is too late.
Thursday 31 January 2019
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Poaching threatens to wipe out some species in Angola
Mbanza Kongo — some
animal species under protection regime with highlights to elephants and
African forest buffalo, are on the verge of extinction due to poaching,
said on Friday in Mbanza Kongo, the head of the Forest Development
Institute (IDF), João Domingos.
Speaking to ANGOP,
the official pointed out the corridors of Casa da Telha / Soyo and
Musserra / Rio Loge as the main localities of the province where the
indiscriminate killing of these animal species is frequently verified.
According to the
source, these hunters are operating outside the law, since the IDF
General Directorate suspended the hunting license issued five years ago
to allow the repopulation of protected animals in the region.
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