Chinese Government still promoting coronavirus treatment containing bear bile
Authorities in China are still promoting the use of a COVID-19 treatment containing bile extracted from the gall bladders of caged bears
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Despite the headlines, China’s Government still promotes pangolin scales in traditional medicines
China secured huge international media coverage when its Government-controlled State media reported pangolin scales had been removed as a raw ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – but in reality they can still be legally traded and used.
We’ve been accused of peddling ‘fake news’ – so here are the facts about China’s recommended use of bear bile
In response to those who have suggested that we shared 'fake news', here is the source of our news that China’s Government was endorsing injections which contained bile milked from bears held in captivity to treat coronavirus
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Unbelievable: Chinese Gov’t recommends injections containing bear bile to treat coronavirus
Despite a scientific consensus pointing to China’s wildlife trade as the most likely cause of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Government is currently touting a treatment containing bile milked from bears held in captivity. Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It is harvested using several techniques, all […]
China’s Belt and Road Initiative could pose increased risk to endangered wildlife, EIA warns UK MPs
China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative brings with it increased risks of endangered wildlife consumption and illegal wildlife trade
Pro-trade lobby unaware of demand & scope for growth?
Is it time to reconsider a legal global trade in tiger, elephant and rhino products? That was the question being debated last Thursday (October 17) at an EarthWatch Institute event held at the Royal Geographical Society in London.