by Editor | Apr 12, 2018 | Anti-Poaching, From the DSC Newsroom
What is the punishment for the sale of two black rhino horns? 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and a ban from antique and wildlife sales for life. In March 2014, a California man sold two rhino horns to an undercover agent from U.S....
by Editor | Jan 31, 2018 | Anti-Poaching, Big Game, Conservation in Action, From the DSC Newsroom
The number of rhinos illegally killed by poachers in South Africa decreased in 2017. Records revealed that the number is down from 1,054 in 2016. On another positive note, the conviction rate for poaching cases also increased up to 21% this year. However, the number...
by Editor | Nov 17, 2017 | Anti-Poaching, Elephant, lion, News, Press Release, Trophy Hunting, Wildlife Conservation
(Nov. 17, 2017–DALLAS) DSC applauds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement regarding a positive enhancement finding for elephants in the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The positive enhancement standard is strict, and requires that the Service find...
by Editor | Oct 17, 2017 | Anti-Poaching, Big Game, Wildlife Conservation
Legislative Moves: On October 4, the United Kingdom announced plans to ban all ivory sales. This will replace the current law that allows certain ivory items produced before March 3, 1947 to be sold. The exemptions of the new ban cover museum transactions, musical...
by Editor | Oct 4, 2017 | Anti-Poaching, Big Game, Conservation in Action, From the DSC Newsroom
Opinions on the domestic rhino horn trade legalization in South Africa continue to make headlines as legal auctions commence. The breeder with the largest number of rhinos, John Hume, legally obtained permits to hold the first online horn auction in late August. As...
by Editor | Sep 25, 2017 | Anti-Poaching, From the DSC Newsroom
Over 160,000 seizures were documented through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime from 2004 to 2015. But where do the Illegal Wildlife Trade confiscations end up? Depending on what was seized, the parts can go to places such as forensic labs for research,...
