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A dead pangolin stripped of its scales is advertised on Facebook by a Thai account selling "seasonal wild delicacies," part of what conservationists call rampant illegal wildlife trafficking across social media platforms.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2026
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins
A recent report by conservationist organizations accuses Meta of hosting and effectively encouraging the world¡¯s ¡°largest single known illegal wildlife trade market.¡±
John Hume, the South African who bred the world¡¯s biggest rhino herd, has for years campaigned unsuccessfully for the legalization of international trade in the animals¡¯ horns.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Aug 20, 2025
Man who bred world¡¯s biggest rhino herd charged with horn smuggling
John Hume, 83, has for years campaigned unsuccessfully for the legalization of international trade in the animals¡¯ horns.
A rescued baby orangutan rests in a basket in Bangkok on May 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2025
Snakes on a plane highlight Thailand-India wildlife trafficking, NGO reports
Many of the animals seized are alive, showing demand for exotic pets is driving the smuggling trade, the nongovernmental organization said.
A student in hazmat suit moves around a taxidermied giraffe at the "crime scene" set up in the warehouse of the Wildlife Forensic Academy in the Buffelsfontein Game and Nature Reserve near Cape Town, South Africa, on April 16.
WORLD / Society
Apr 22, 2025
Inside South Africa¡¯s wildlife CSI school helping to catch poachers
South Africa faces an acute poaching crisis, with more than 10,000 rhinos killed since 2007 according to the International Rhino Foundation.
Zootechnician Alejandra Curubo holds a tadpole in Nocaima, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on July 9.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 17, 2024
Lab-grown frogs: A Colombian¡¯s response to wildlife trafficking
The illegal trade in wild flora and fauna is the fourth-most profitable illicit business in the world.
Two Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon national park in Indonesia's Banten province. In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jun 19, 2024
Javan rhino clings to survival after Indonesia poaching wave
Conservationists fear poachers have killed up to a third of the surviving population, possibly with inside help.
Sena Ishikawa and Saki Anan, master¡¯s students studying giant salamanders, wash off one that was caught before taking a DNA sample and implanting a tracking chip, at Kyoto University.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2024
A tale of two nearly extinct giant salamanders
While trying to save large amphibians native to Japan, herpetologists in the country unexpectedly found a way to potentially save an even bigger species in China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2022
Analysis of elephant tusk DNA reveals poachers¡¯ links with ivory trafficking networks
The new study suggest between three and six criminal organizations were responsible for most shipments, with poachers returning repeatedly to the same elephant populations.
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Jan 28, 2020
Poaching of glass eels on the rise in Japan amid surging prices
Japan is struggling to crack down on the poaching of glass eels, which has been on the rise due to surging prices reflecting unprecedentedly poor catches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2019
Botswana bans pro hunting pair after killing of research elephant
Botswana¡¯s government has revoked the licenses of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant and then destroyed its collar to try to hide the evidence.
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Oct 31, 2019
Fine for poaching glass eels to be raised to ?30 million in 2023, Fisheries Agency says
The Fisheries Agency plans to raise the maximum fine for illegal fishing of baby Japanese eels, or glass eels, from ?100,000 to ?30 million starting in 2023, in a bid to stem a source of funding of organized crime syndicates, agency sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018
Tiny tracker developed to help fight rhino poaching
French tech company Sigfox has developed a bite-size tracker that can be inserted into the horns of rhinos to help conservationists monitor and protect the endangered species.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2018
Conservationists fear ¡®devastating consequences¡¯ as China dilutes ban on tiger and rhino parts
China unveiled new rules on Monday that would allow the use of rhino horn and tiger parts for some medical and cultural purposes, watering down a decadesold ban in a move conservation group WWF said could have ¡°devastating consequences.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 1, 2018
Japan Coast Guard reinforces Sea of Japan fleet to ward off North Korean poachers
The Japan Coast Guard has beefed up its patrol fleet near the Yamato Bank in the Sea of Japan to counter increasing numbers of North Korean fishing boats in Japan¡¯s exclusive economic zone, it announced Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2018
Thai tycoon denies poaching protected wildlife, pleads not guilty
The president of Italian-Thai Development Pcl, Thailand¡¯s largest construction company, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to trespassing in a wildlife sanctuary and poaching, a lawyer said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø?
Apr 15, 2017
Asuka Takita: Veterinarian embraces life on the African plains
The king of the jungle is among the many acquaintances of Japan-born Asuka Takita since she made Kenya her home almost a decade ago.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 3, 2016
How Japanese media have failed endangered species
In October, a new documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio premiered on Netflix. ¡°The Ivory Game¡± is a dramatic study of the illegal trade in elephant tusks that includes conservationists battling poachers, investigative journalists following the money trail and black market merchants in China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2016
Achieving a virtuous cycle for conservation
A virtuous cycle, whereby local producers have a direct interest in protecting wildlife because they are benefiting from its legal trade is the best long-term solution to the problem of sustainability.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2014
The red coral poaching problem
Tokyo needs to work closely with Beijing to end Chinese fishermen¡¯s poaching of red coral in Japan¡¯s exclusive economic zone.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2014
China flouts efforts to protect world¡¯s wildlife
It would be nice to believe China¡¯s rhetoric that it cooperates with other countries in protecting wildlife. Yet, for two decades at least, Chinese consumer demand has been directly linked to the precipitous decline of wildlife populations around the globe.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
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