MPs urge Labour ministers to get on with trophy hunting ban

It has been over two years since Labour promised to ban imports of the parts of animals hunted for sport.

bbc.co.uk

Tackling wildlife crime with schools

Born Free’s free new secondary school resources raise awareness of the impact of illegal activities on wild animals, and encourage empathy.

bornfree.org.uk

Wildlife trade regulator CITES lifts sanctions against Laos, prompting conservation concerns

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Global wildlife trade regulator CITES has lifted trade sanctions against Laos, opening the door for the Southeast Asian nation to resume trade of long-tailed macaques and other ...

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Legal rhino horn trade vulnerable to criminal exploitation, researcher warns

A Utrecht University researcher has warned that trophy hunting, dehorning, stockpiling and corruption could allow illegally obtained rhino horn to enter legitimate supply chains in South Africa.

iol.co.za

The Honeybadger’s revenge: Former minister Dion George’s nuclear war over SA’s captive lions

The former South African environment minister is prepared to back international economic pressure against his own country to shut down the ‘disgusting’ captive lion industry.…

dailymaverick.co.za

Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment | Express.co.uk

Latest news, showbiz, sport, comment, lifestyle, city, video and pictures from the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers and Express.co.uk

express.co.uk

Born Free advocates for animals at key wildlife trade forum

Stronger Wildlife Trade Controls on the agenda at CITES convention in Geneva.

bornfree.org.uk

The true scale of species in the global wildlife trade is at least twice previous official estimates  - UNEP-WCMC

Biodiversity experts find that the number of species currently in trade is at least double the previous estimate, at 107,356 species used and traded globally.

unep-wcmc.org

Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 9 – 15 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: G...

genevaenvironmentnetwork.org

CBD COP17: Did the world deliver for wildlife?

Born Free attended the 17th conference on biological diversity in Armenia, taking the voices of wild animals to global talks.

bornfree.org.uk

High expectations but no agreement on Antarctic marine protection, krill fishing

The multilateral body charged with regulating fishing and protecting ecosystems in the Southern Ocean reached no agreements on establishing new marine protected areas or adopting new krill-fishing man...

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Environmentalists criticise choice of Earthshot prize venue owned by fossil fuel firm

Mumbai facility is part of Reliance Industries, owner of world’s biggest oil refinery and funder of controversial mega-zoo

theguardian.com

Construction Work Begins at the Whale Sanctuary - The Whale Sanctuary Project | Back to Nature

Workers are completing excavation and preparing the staging area for the buildings and marine operations area.

whalesanctuaryproject.org

Indonesian company seeks CITES approval to breed and sell rare Asian golden cats

With their shiny golden or reddish-brown fur, round ears, and white and black facial markings, Asian golden cats are cute. But don’t let their looks fool you: these cats, native to China and South and...

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Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 2 – 8 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: C...

genevaenvironmentnetwork.org

Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 2 – 8 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: C...

genevaenvironmentnetwork.org

Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp wants South Africa’s wildlife ranching industry transferred to his department. Behind the rhetoric of economic growth and sustainable use lies a potentially far-reac...

dailymaverick.co.za

The looming global economic storm is climate change and nature loss – Budget reaction

Wildlife and Countryside Link, the largest environment coalition in England, reacts with disappointment that today’s Budget will leave communities exposed to the risks of nature loss.

wcl.org.uk

ConCourt dismisses hunters’ challenge to animal well-being law | Mail & Guardian

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge by SA Hunters against animal well-being provisions in environmental legislation, ruling that the…

mg.co.za

Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual

Conservation may save species, but what does it cost individual animals? Welfare belongs in the ethical calculus: sustainable is not always ethically justified.…

dailymaverick.co.za

Countries take first step toward global crackdown on environmental crime

Countries have approved negotiations on a global protocol to combat environmental crimes, including wildlife trafficking and illegal deforestation

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Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 26 October – 1 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: I...

genevaenvironmentnetwork.org

Alentejo Sanctuary to Welcome a Second Elephant in November - PlusNews

The Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in Alentejo will receive a second ‘tenant’ in mid-November, and talks are underway for the arrival of a third in the early part of next year, it was revealed today. Durin...

plusnews.org

Mexico 'turns its back' on remaining vaquita with new fishing rules - Oceanographic

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

oceanographicmagazine.com

Blackpool Council rejects ‘Parrot Experience’

Born Free welcomes the unanimous decision by Blackpool Council to refuse planning permission for a proposed indoor “Parrot Experience”

bornfree.org.uk

Animal rights group Peta asks Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot

Animal rights group Peta is urging Crystal Palace to retire their bald eagle mascot, saying a "bright stadium filled with boisterous fans is no place for animals".

bbc.com

Solutions to the risks posed by the global pet trade could be enacted quickly

The global pet trade, particularly in exotic reptiles and amphibians, poses significant biodiversity and potential human health risks, scientists say; yet compared to other pressing crises like climat...

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The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags

Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a new report, days before countries gather in Yerevan, Armenia, for the ...

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Great Britain’s Animal Abuse Data Reveals A Vast Undercount - Faunalytics

Official records capture just a fraction of animal cruelty in Great Britain. Estimates put illegal harm at up to 4.6 million animals a year, and the true toll is likely far higher.

faunalytics.org

Wildlife has a Facebook problem

Illegal wildlife trade is no longer a peripheral online problem. It is a major digital market governance failure playing out during a global biodiversity crisis, with serious implications for conserva...

globalinitiative.net