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Panama conference backs ‘historic’ plan to regulate global shark trade

November 18, 2022

Delegates attend the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) during a vote on shark protection at the Panama City Convention Center on Nov 17, 2022. (LUIS ACOSTA / AFP) PANAMA CITY - A global convention on the trade of endangered species on Thursday backed a Panama-led proposal to...

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Two men arrested after 31 endangered turtles seized

May 20, 2022

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on Thursday said it had seized 31 endangered freshwater turtles, arresting two men. Ten of the turtles were already dead when officers found them along with some hunting tools at a Kowloon home on Tuesday, in a joint operation with the police. The...

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HK Customs seize suspected red sandalwood worth HK$7m

March 17, 2022

Hong Kong Customs seized a total of around 5,000 kilograms of what they suspect to be endangered red sandalwood at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound and Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday. Such quantities of the wood would have an estimated market value of over HK$7 million. A...