Environment

New study: Wild tiger populations in key sites could triple in a generation, given optimal conditions

A new study finds that wild tiger populations in key tiger recovery sites across Asia have the potential to triple within a human generation given strong site management, contributing up to 15 per cent increase in the global tiger population.

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Oreo maker linked to destruction of orangutan habitat for palm oil in Indonesia

Palm oil suppliers to snack food giant Mondelez have destroyed almost 25,000 hectares of orangutan habitat in Indonesia in just two years, new mapping analysis by Greenpeace International has revealed.

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WWF statement in response to China postponing new regulation on domestic trade in tiger bone and rhino horn

Commenting on the news that China has postponed implementing new regulation that would have allowed the use of tiger bone and rhino horn by hospitals, and domestic trade in antique tiger and rhino products, Margaret Kinnaird, WWF Wildlife Practice...

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Greenpeace condemns shipment of endangered whales from Iceland to Japan

Amsterdam – Greenpeace is calling for states to enact trade sanctions against countries not following the CITES restrictions on the shipment of endangered whale meat between countries. Iceland is currently shipping to Japan 1,500 metric tons of the...

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