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First tigers, now leopards taking the hit from Chinese demand for ‘health tonics’

Not satisfied with pushing wild tigers to the brink of extinction, the Chinese ‘tonic wine’ industry is now driving demand for leopard bones.

We are appalled that leopard bone products are still being promoted in China. The use of big cat bones to produce ‘tonic’ wines is a major driver of illegal trade and the poaching of tigers, leopards and other big cats.

Get the facts in the full story at eia-international.org/first-tigers-now-leopards-taking-hit-chinese-demand-health-tonics

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5 hours ago  ·  

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Zimbabwe: One of the last 'big tusker' elephants shot dead by Russian trophy hunter - despite wearing radio collar for study

Another large-tusked elephant has been removed from the gene pool, this time by a Russian hunter in Zimbabwe.

The giant elephant was collared for research purposes, a fact that the entire hunting party of seven people (including a Government ranger and two trackers from the community with detailed knowledge of the area) claim not to have noticed at the time.

Source: howafrica.com/zimbabwe-huge-gonarezhou-elephant-killed-by-russian-hunter/

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10 hours ago  ·  

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Chinese court issues a five-year jail term for selling tiger bone wine

An individual in China has been sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 yuan (about £11,220) for selling ‘tonic’ wines made from endangered wildlife, including tigers.

We applaud the efforts of the investigation and the issuing of a strong sentence for trade in tiger bone wine – the first such conviction we are aware of in China.

Read the full story at eia-international.org/chinese-court-issues-five-year-jail-term-selling-tiger-bone-wine

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1 day ago  ·  

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