Vietnam: Traffickers versus Covid-19
Could illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam come back stronger after Covid-19? Trang Bui and Lam Quan spoke with traffickers and analysed 10 years’ worth of data to find out...
21 Apr, 2021
Asia Tag
Tigers à la carte
Captive tigers are big business in France. A new law to ban wild animals in circuses could change this – or end up driving the market underground. Guillaume Pajot investigates...
12 Mar, 2021
Wildlife has no part in TCM, say Chinese doctors
Yuexuan Chen talks to qualified practitioners about wildlife treatments in traditional Chinese medicine, and the perceptions of Western media...
12 Oct, 2020
New Indonesian law trumps wildlife smugglers
Using the Quarantine Act to prosecute a wildlife-smuggling syndicate gave the biggest verdict ever. Will it work in other trafficking cases? Rezza Aji Pratama investigates...
11 Sep, 2020
Talking about wildlife trafficking in Asia
A recent #WildEye webinar saw journalists from across Asia discussing how best to cover wildlife trafficking in the region...
26 Aug, 2020
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 Jun, 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 Jun, 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 Apr, 2020