China’s wildlife trade policy – where are we now and what might come next?
We have seen some significant changes in China’s wildlife trade policy - what major concerns remain and what might happen next?
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Coronavirus is no surprise – our relationship to wildlife has put us on a course to this for years
Scientists and public health professionals have for years been warning the world another serious pandemic could happen at any moment and that the global community was unprepared for it
Coronavirus, clampdowns and confusion: what do China’s policy changes mean?
We don’t yet know for sure exactly how the novel coronavirus COVID-19 first came to infect humans but the outbreak has triggered a renewed focus on wildlife trade in China
From top-down laws to individual actions – why policy change is important in conservation
When people hear the word “conservation”, a lot of times they may think of field work such as protecting habitats, anti-poaching efforts, helping species population recover and enforcing wildlife protection laws. However, changing legislation and policies is equally important to secure wild spaces and species. In many of the world’s most biodiverse nations, legal protection […]
Wildlife Week: China must declare the use of pangolin scales in traditional medicine illegal
Pangolins have received a considerable amount of media coverage - but instead of the attention focusing on the remarkable characteristics of these animals, most reports have been on large-scale seizures of their bodies and parts across Asia and Africa
Wildlife Week: Wildlife crime devastates both the natural world and human society
After drugs, arms and human trafficking, transnational illegal wildlife trade is the fourth biggest criminal activity in the world