Wildlife Trade and Poaching

Handbag Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to 18 Months for Smuggling Exotic Skins

By Elizabeth Paton April 23, 2024Cali (Colombia), Fashion, Fashion and Apparel, Gonzalez, Nancy, Handbags and Purses, Luxury Goods and Services, New York Fashion Week, Smuggling, Wildlife Trade and Poaching

Nancy Gonzalez, whose clients included Britney Spears and Sofia Vergara, smuggled purses from her native Colombia to the United States using couriers. She will serve 18 months.

On Safari, On Foot

By Patricia Leigh Brown January 31, 2023African Parks, Elephants, Lions, Safaris, Travel, Travel and Vacations, Wildlife Trade and Poaching

On a walking safari in Zambia, a writer traded animal locator apps and spine-jostling game drives for a slow and sensuous experience in which the lore and nuances of the landscape came to the fore.

Guns, Gorillas and Netflix: A Belgian Prince in Congo

By Adam Popescu September 22, 2022Affleck, Ben, Animals, Belgium, Colonization, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Fashion, Fossey, Dian, Goodall, Jane, Monkeys and Apes, Netflix Inc, Wildlife Trade and Poaching

Emmanuel de Merode is trying to protect Virunga National Park, catching the eye of Hollywood, and its philanthropists, along the way. “Complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe the story.