by Monitor | Sep 10, 2020 | Press Releases
Spotlight on Indonesia: Endangered pig-nosed turtles threatened by illegal wildlife trade Asia’s tortoises and freshwater turtles suffer greatly from illegal, unregulated trade, with many pushed towards extinction. Among these is the pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys...
by Monitor | Jul 28, 2020 | Press Releases
New study: The impact of a CITES-listing on the Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus The Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus is an Asian songbird highly desired for its melodious song. Native to south-eastern China, northern Lao PDR and Vietnam, it was listed in Appendix II of...
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...
