by Monitor | Apr 17, 2020 | Press Releases
Indonesian endemic songbirds under threat The illegal and unsustainable songbird trade in Indonesia is unmatched in scale and volume, with huge numbers of numerous species sold openly in markets across the archipelago. The trade in native and non-native species,...
by Monitor | Oct 31, 2019 | Press Releases
Revealing the Online Trade of Sun Bears in Indonesia Illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia is widespread and online platforms are used to trade in a myriad of live animals, their parts and derivatives, including Sun Bears Helarctos malayanus. Monitor examined the online...
by Monitor | Sep 27, 2019 | Press Releases
The role of the Netherlands in the reptile trade Potential illegality of some reptiles traded in and through the Netherlands, and the difficulties of regulating trade within the European single market. A study by Monitor Conservation Research Society shines the...
by Monitor | Sep 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Otters at CITES CoP18: Stronger protection from over-exploitation The Small-clawed Otter Aonyx Cinereus and the Smooth-coated Otter Lutragale perspicillata were uplisted from Appendix II to Appendix I during the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) of...
by Monitor | Aug 29, 2019 | Press Releases
Reptiles and amphibians at CITES CoP18: Stronger protection from over-exploitation. In the months leading up to the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention of the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which concluded in...
by Monitor | May 1, 2019 | Press Releases
European Union key player in trafficking of Sri Lankan reptiles Increasing evidence of organised trafficking on Sri Lankan reptiles has been found, with the European Union (EU) being in the spotlight as a key destination. A new study, carried out by Monitor...
