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TRAFFIC aims to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature

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  1. Sep 20

    VIDEO: Poachers threaten rare South African sea snail. reports for CBS News on the new report investigating the illegal trade

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  2. Sep 20

    VIDEO: A heavily armed gang open fire on a truck transporting farmed abalone near Cape Town Read Empty Shells, our report on the illegal abalone trade:

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  3. Sep 20

    VIDEO: Empty shells: Inside the illegal abalone trade. Watch the full documentary here: Read the report:

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    Sep 19

    20 years in jail for 'arch villain' in abalone poaching syndicate |

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  5. Retweeted
    Sep 19

    Chinese gangs’ abalone demand depletes South Africa’s supply, report says

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  6. Sep 19

    Hong Kong SAR is a major consumer of , with 90% of all exports, legal & illegal, destined for the region. Robust traceability systems are long overdue if we hope to turn the tide

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  7. Sep 19

    Skyrocketing figures for cash-in-transit heists in South Africa reveal a 57% increase. Now some armed gangs are turning their attention to another prize:

    The Abalone Heist
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  8. Sep 19

    Read the full report here:

    SA has lost 96 million abalone to poaching since 2000 - new report |
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  9. Sep 19

    Driven by consumer demand from East Asia, this marine mollusc is the focus of a coastal poaching “gold rush” that is decimating South African populations and fuelling crime in local communities

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  10. Sep 19

    96 million South African have been poached since 2000, with 9.5 million poached in 2016 alone. The species faces collapse, whilst local communities suffer – explore the crisis in context

    96 million South African abalone have been poached since 2000
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  11. Sep 19

    Former poachers speak out about the organised criminal stranglehold on local South African fishing communities as poaching rates reach record levels. Full explosive documentary:

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    Sep 19

    Out today: A new report by on abalone poaching in South Africa. It's a fascinating and comprehensive piece of research, showing how entrenched this illicit trade has become.

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  13. Sep 19

    Gangs, drugs and entrenched socio-economic disparities drive South Africa’s devastating poaching crisis. Watch the full documentary and read the report here:

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  14. Sep 18

    Violence, drugs, and social inequality at the heart of South Africa’s poaching crisis. Explore our explosive report, Empty Shells, for the full picture

    Empty Shells: Inside the illegal abalone trade
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    Sep 18

    A must read for anyone working on abalone -injustice -management -loss -management

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  16. Sep 18

    Since 2000, at least 96-million South African have been poached. Since 2008, poaching has more than doubled and an average of at least one seizure of contraband abalone a day has been recorded since 2000.

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  17. Sep 18

    Cash-in-transit heists have skyrocketed in South Africa. Now some armed gangs have turned their sights on another prize: , as shown in this chilling dashcam footage. Read our new report here:

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  18. Sep 18

    Inside the illegal trade. A new report and documentary short explore a murky criminal underworld. Watch the full film here: and read the report:

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  19. Sep 18

    The violence, drugs and social inequality at the heart of South Africa’s poaching crisis. A new report and documentary short available online at from 10pm GMT (midnight ZA time) tonight. Follow for updates.

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  20. Sep 18

    Out at 10pm GMT tonight: A new report and documentary explore the murky underworld of the illegal abalone trade.

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