Charlotte Jense
cjense.bsky.social
Charlotte Jense
@cjense.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Conservation Genetics | Interested in Wildlife forensics
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Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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ICYMI: I have a new commentary out in MongaBay about important new shark conservation research and what it means for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The CITES COP starts today.

@wcs.org 🌎🧪🦑🐠

news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-...
For sharks on the brink of extinction, CITES Appendix II isn’t protective enough (commentary)
Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than ...
news.mongabay.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Check out our latest publication: Unveiling the trade in wild pigeons and doves (Columbidae) in Indonesia: scale, routes, and conservation concerns.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Unveiling the trade in wild pigeons and doves (Columbidae) in Indonesia: scale, routes, and conservation concerns - European Journal of Wildlife Research
Illegal and unsustainable bird trade is widespread in Indonesia, but while much research attention has been given to the trade in songbirds, much less is known about the trade in pigeons and doves. Pi...
link.springer.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Check out our note, published today in Oryx Conservation News:

Ants in the pet trade: an urgent call to CITES Parties to protect global ant diversity from emerging trade threats

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Ants in the pet trade: an urgent call to CITES Parties to protect global ant diversity from emerging trade threats | Oryx | Cambridge Core
Ants in the pet trade: an urgent call to CITES Parties to protect global ant diversity from emerging trade threats
www.cambridge.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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It’s #Halloween. All around we see spine-tingling representations of witches, cats, bats, and more.

But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.

Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Reposted by Charlotte Jense
A new study found that from 2011-2021, Canada imported over 14,000 live monitor lizards, making Canada one of the world’s largest importers, along with the US. and the EU.

69% of imports were declared as wild-caught, raising serious concerns about conservation.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3J8I5qz
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM