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Indonesia Cracks Down on Illegal Cyber Trade of Endangered Wildlife

@TheOrganicView 9 Comments Animals, Bandwagon, Big Cat Crisis, Environment, Trending, Trends, Wildlife

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a successful raid in Jakarta by Indonesian authorities that resulted in the arrest of a suspect found with hundreds of illegal wildlife items, including elephant ivory, sun bear parts, tiger bones, skins, and teeth, and more.

The suspect was trading from an art shop and using the internet to advertise illegal wildlife parts to domestic and foreign buyers. Parts appear to have been sourced from across Indonesia and were being shipped using courier services.

The internet is a growing medium for the sale of illegal wildlife parts and is proliferating in Indonesia, which now has over 30 million internet users and has the world’s second largest Facebook following.

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Kayla Fioravanti’s Essential DIY Christmastime Bath Bombs, Mists, Fizzies, Massage Oils and Butters

June Stoyer 16 Comments Beauty, Environment, Featured Guests, Health, Recipes

It is that time of the year again when people are scrambling not only to find the perfect gift but are also trying to outdo last year’s festivities. This year, it is especially hard to buy anything with the economy being as weak as it is. However, there are so many great gifts you can make in your own kitchen! If you can boil water, you can definitely make hand crafted gifts that are sure to please all of your friends and family. The best thing about it is you can control what ingredients you use to keep it simple and keep it green! Kayla Fioravanti, Chief Formulator and Registered Aromatherapist from Essential Wholesale Labs will talk about how you can make some really great gifts in your very own kitchen!

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