Business as usual for Hong Kong’s wildlife masterminds
Data investigation shows Hong Kong lacks the legal power to crack down on international criminal syndicates profiting off its wildlife trafficking routes. Hsiuwen Liu reports...
19 May, 2021
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Mapping wildlife crime: Use #WildEye Asia to track seizures, arrests, court cases & convictions across the continent. The data is anchored in our dossier of investigations below.
LATEST #WILDEYE INVESTIGATIONS
Philippine wildlife criminals get away with a slap on the wrist
Measly court penalties and weak laws do little to stop a lucrative business where kingpins evade justice, and small-time smugglers take the fall. Jhesset O. Enano investigates
02 Jun, 2021
Stockpiling wildlife in the time of lockdown
Wildlife traffickers in Southeast Asia are stockpiling animal parts in anticipation of demand recovering when Covid-19 restrictions are eased. Imelda Abano & Leilani Chavez report
04 Jun, 2021
Stockpiling wildlife in the time of lockdown
Wildlife traffickers in Southeast Asia are stockpiling animal parts in anticipation of demand recovering when Covid-19 restrictions are eased. Imelda Abano & Leilani Chavez report
04 Jun, 2021
Philippine wildlife criminals get away with a slap on the wrist
Measly court penalties and weak laws do little to stop a lucrative business where kingpins evade justice, and small-time smugglers take the fall. Jhesset O. Enano investigates
02 Jun, 2021
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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 -
Malaysia’s judges throw the book at wildlife criminals
Courts in Malaysia are imposing heavier penalties for wildlife crimes, but is this enough to deter organised criminal networks? Richa Syal investigates...
24 Mar, 2021 -
Vietnam’s wildlife criminals getting off lightly
Vietnam’s new criminal law sets high penalties for wildlife crime, and authorities are cracking down on offenders. Now the courts must toe the line, reports Vo Kieu Bao Uyen...
01 Mar, 2021 -
Nepal’s courts in the dock over tiger crimes
Nepal’s laws on wildlife crime are relatively strict, but offenders tend to get away with lenient court sentences. Tufan Neupane investigates why...
28 Jan, 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 -
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 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 -
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 Feb, 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 Jul, 2019
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