Insurgents linked to India’s rhino poaching syndicates
Recent arrests indicate the Zomi Revolutionary Army orders rhino horns that are smuggled via Myanmar to China. Sadiq Naqvi investigates...
19 August, 2020
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China urged to burn stockpiles of pangolin scales
Environmental groups say a symbolic gesture would send a clear signal to the public that use of pangolin scales is no longer permitted. Alexis Kriel reports...
12 June, 2020
Poaching spikes amid lockdown in South Asia
Authorities say loss of livelihoods and diverted attention has led to a surge in illegal activities in India, Pakistan and Nepal...
08 June, 2020
New tool tracks Asia’s role in illegal wildlife trade
With global attention focused on wildlife trade in Asia, Oxpeckers introduces a new data journalism tool that investigates legal interventions...
06 May, 2020
Chinese courts treat pangolin offenders lightly
Data investigation by #WildEye Asia exposes lenient punishments for pangolin offences that are unlikely to deter illegal trade. Investigation by Bao Choy...
05 May, 2020
Southeast Asia vows to curb wildlife trafficking
Efforts will include strengthening global and regional wildlife trade policies, demand reduction, law enforcement, and cracking down on wildlife cybercrime. Imelda V Abano reports...
24 April, 2020
The human face of tragic Wuhan
Oxpeckers associate Yuexuan Chen tells her story of Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis...
20 February, 2020
Curbing consumption of pangolins
Use of pangolins for bushmeat and African traditional medicine is complicated by the growing, unsustainable demand for scales from Asia. Alexis Kriel investigates...
05 July, 2019
How Chinese Flying Money ‘finances’ illegal wildlife trade
Feiqian is the single biggest obstacle in investigating organised wildlife trafficking and related crimes, a year-long investigation by John Grobler established...
28 June, 2019
Preserving pangolins in South Asia
Pangolin populations across South Asia are endangered by a huge trade in animal parts supplying the appetite for Chinese traditional medicine...
10 June, 2019