Nature’s most wonderful species are being slaughtered by dangerous and widespread criminal networks. Driven by the huge demand for illegal animal products, the black market in wildlife rivals drugs and illegal arms. Wildlife crime is a serious crime, not a distant problem in a faraway country. The World Wildlife Conservation Day came out of a …

Deforestation in Brazil has soared to 22%, the highest level since 2006, the annual report of the government has shown. Amazon Rainforest’s deforestation has increased in October from last year, according to satellite data. The surging destruction comes despite the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s climate promise that Brazil is curbing illegal logging. The National Institute …