Nakhon Nayok - Camo-clad rangers ambush a camp in a lush Thai national park, kicking away a machete and a firearm and pinning two suspected poachers to the ground -- part of a training exercise to counter a lucrative wildlife trade. "Go!" team leader Kritkhajorn Tangon yells as the group tackles the actors, who had near them sambar deer antlers and a blade covered in fake blood. Thailand's conservationists are struggling to stamp out the multibillion-dollar black market in an

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave the opening remarks at the London 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference. On behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – and our co-hosts, the Department for International Development and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – I’m delighted to welcome you to this conference. Our task simply is to address one of the greatest challenges facing humankind. How can we protect the magnificence of the natural world from the cr

International Development Secretary announces new joint initiative with the Foreign Office at event with the Duke of Cambridge. International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has today (10 October) announced a new joint initiative with the Foreign Office, to target wildlife traffickers and criminal gangs, tackling the global scourge of the illegal wildlife trade. The UK aid project will launch investigations, seize assets and train law enforcement in East and Southern Afr

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a coalition of political leaders, conservationists and celebrities dedicated to defeating the illegal trade in ivory. At the start of the fourth international Illegal Wildlife Trade conference in London today (Thursday), the first members of the newly formed Ivory Alliance 2024 have been confirmed. Members include political leaders from around the world and the alliance is also supported by famous faces from a number of coun

Actions and commitments from the 2018 London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (October 2018): Declaration Conférence de Londres sur le commerce illicite d’espèces sauvages (octobre 2018): Déclaration 伦敦 野生动物非法贸易大会 (2018年10月): 宣言 Conferencia de Londres sobre el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre (octubre de 2018): Declaración Details This document summarises the conclusions of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife