Animals

“On the Trail” n°34, the defaunation bulletin (pdf, 271 pages – 9.5 Mo)
1,854 events with references, analysed between September 1 and December 31, 2021.
506 iconographic documents.
Twelve maps and historical archives.

In 19 days, the 19th plenary meeting of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) will take place in Panama City with the participation of Robin des Bois, the Franz Weber Foundation and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation which support “On the Trail”.

International Whaling Commission
Portoroz – Press release n°3

After the mass strandings of pilot whales, gray whales and sperm whales since the beginning of the year on the beaches or in the creeks of the world ocean, now it is the turn of the International Whaling Commission to hit rock bottom. The accident was recorded in Portoroz, Slovenia, on the Adriatic coast, during and after the 68th plenary session. The international experts and NGOs who are at its bedside are trying to refloat it.

International Whaling Commission
Portoroz – Press release n°2

The ecocide of whales, out of sight and out of compassion and for the greatest profit of civilian and military industrialists, had turned the global ocean red from 1900 to 1989 before it almost died out in the year 2000. But there remain embers and resumptions of fire. Stories about the sovereignty and food supremacy of humanity and the upholding of traditional cultures are heard and still unfortunately being tolerated and even encouraged.

International Whaling Commission
Press release n°1

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been in great financial difficulty since Japan’s withdrawal in 2019. The suspension of payments is for 2025. Three options are in the pipeline to redress the balance, and Option No. 2 could prevail.

“On the Trail” n°33,
the defaunation bulletin
(pdf, 287 pages – 10.6 Mo)

Voltalia is an “enterprise à mission”, a French legal framework meaning it pursues a social and environmental purpose with sustainability goals. All the Voltalians (900) have one idea in mind, and that is to improve the global environment. One could almost speak of the “French NGO” Voltalia. It is 71% owned by the Mulliez family, owners of the brands Auchan, Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Kiabi and Norauto. Voltalia sells electricity from natural resources such as wind, sun and rivers. The planet works voluntarily for Voltalia.

The press release published on July 6 under the authority of the Seine-Maritime Prefect has at least 2 surprises in store:

New study shows: EU frogs’ legs imports puts a serious risk to frogs in Asia and Eastern Europe

On the Trail n°32 – January, February, March and April, 2021
pdf, 306 pages – 24 Mo

We leave no endangered wild animal by the wayside.
Our team of profilers has been scrutinising photos of the cruelties, the attacks on the diversity, beauty and musicality of the Earth. From goldfinches to tigers, animals go through torture and then receive the posthumous glory of being sold online or in markets, or they end up imprisoned for life.
We also identified, compiled and analysed newspaper articles, social media posts and videos, customs and police news releases on poaching at sea, in trees and swamps, and on smuggling at sea ports, air terminals, bus and railways stations.
So, we went around the world in 120 days – from January to April 2021 – and discovered, in the containers and luggage compartments of big and small human affairs, thousands of sharks, peacocks and lions, with only fins, feathers and bones remaining.
On the border between Viet Nam and China, a truck was even spotted at night carrying big bags of pangolin scales and human hair. In the first 4 months of 2021, at least 11 tons of pangolin scales were seized, which corresponds to at least 30,000 specimens.

Only in French.