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WildAid, Shark Savers Join Forces to Stop Shark Fin Demand 22 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
Read the open letter from Shark Savers Executive Director, Michael Skoletsky regarding the merger. WildAid and Shark Savers have announced their intent to merge, combining two of the world’s most suc...
New York Ends Shark Fin Trade 26 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm
Gov. Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Sharks and Oceans Fourteen major animal welfare, environmental, and conservation organizations are applauding Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing into law A.1769b/S....
OPINION: In the Ivory War, seizures are necessary but not sufficient 12 Jul 2013 | 10:35 pm
In barely a week, Kenyan officials in the port town of Mombasa seized two shipments of ivory weighing more than 4.5 tons combined (Kenya Seizes More Smuggled Ivory Destined for Malaysia, July 9, Reute...
To End Rhino Poaching We Must Revisit 1994 Not 2008 9 Jul 2013 | 02:01 am
The following Op/Ed is by Peter Knights, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WildAid. If South Africa is looking to stop rhino poaching beyond improving the protection of Kruger National Park,where ...
The “War on Poaching” Needs a Different Approach to the “War on Drugs” 9 Jul 2013 | 01:47 am
The following Op/Ed is by Peter Knights, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WildAid. President Obama's anti-wildlife trafficking initiative launched this week is welcomed at a vital time for beleag...
WildAid Applauds California on Eve of Shark Fin Ban 1 Jul 2013 | 06:44 am
Image: Urges federal government not to overturn state bans As of midnight tonight the shark fin trade will be illegal in California, a leading market for the product in America. California will joi....
WildAid's Comment to Keep Shark Fin Bans in Place 30 Jun 2013 | 11:55 pm
June 28, 2013 TO: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce RE: NOAA-NMFS-2012-0092 Comments These comments are submitted on behalf ...
Shark Savers Launches “I’m FINished with Fins” Campaign in the World’s Shark Fin Trade Capital 25 Jun 2013 | 09:10 am
Notables publicly pledge to not eat shark fin soup, ask Hong Kongers to take the same pledge! Shark Savers, a non-profit marine conservation groupdedicated to sharks and mantas, is partnering with WW...
Maggie Q Joins WildAid’s “Say No” Campaign 18 Jun 2013 | 02:59 am
PHOTOS FROM THE SHOOT Maggie Q is joining fellow WildAid Ambassadors Yao Ming, Li Bingbing, and Jackie Chan for the “Say No” campaign urging consumers not to buy ivory and rhino horn products. The st...
Brunei Institutes Asia’s First Nationwide Shark Fin Ban 7 Jun 2013 | 10:45 pm
WildAid urges others in the region to follow as traders report declining demand WildAid, the conservation nonprofit that focuses on reducing the demand for endangered wildlife products, is commending...
