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Opportunity knocks for wildlife trade body to step up for great apes

by Tracy K | Nov 17, 2023 | The 4%

At less than one-year-old, Sana’s future is already partly decided. The tiny female chimpanzee is a trafficking survivor who has irreversible injuries. Due to these impairments, she can’t have babies on her own in the wild, as she will need to deliver by C-section. As...

FOIs reveal Badger cull approved in National Nature Reserves

by Tracy K | Oct 24, 2023 | The 4%, The 62%

UK authorities have permitted badger control operations to take place in England’s nature havens, according to new revelations. Freedom of Information requests involving Natural England, the Forestry Commission, and Forestry England, show that badger control...

Deep-sea mining risks costing everyone – including mining companies – the Earth

by Tracy K | Jul 31, 2023 | The 4%, The 99%

Deep-sea mining is the subject of ongoing discussions at the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Such mining would pose substantial risks to marine life and ecosystems, as well as humans, which are not yet fully understood. It stands to negatively impact many ocean...

Enforcing horn trade ban — the world needs to channel its inner rhino mom

by Tracy K | Jul 17, 2023 | The 4%

When a rhino mom charges to protect her little one from a threat, she puts her all into it. Despite her poor eyesight, she rushes towards the danger with precision, placing her tanklike body between her young and the menace where possible. The no-holds-barred approach...

Tanzanian Maasai visit Europe to urge action over their eviction from their lands

by Tracy K | May 25, 2023 | The 4%, The 99%

A delegation of Maasai representatives from Tanzania are travelling around Europe in May. They’re seeking international support to stop ongoing evictions and abuses against their people. The Tanzanian government has been evicting Maasai from their...

I’m taking a deep dive into the legal wildlife trade

by Tracy K | Apr 20, 2023 | The 4%

If you type “wildlife trade” into a search engine, the vast majority of results it will throw up are about the illegal trade in wildlife. This illustrates well the kind of attention the legal trade in wildlife gets, compared to its illicit counterpart. The...