China must step up its game to fight illegal tiger trade with shared intelligence
Police in Nepal have made a series of arrests and confiscations of a tiger skin and other illegal wildlife in the past month
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MPs and Peers call on UK Government for action to end tiger trade
Following discussions on the serious threats posed by the big cat trade and policies in China which serve to perpetuate it, 71 MPs and Peers have now called on the UK Government to support strong action to save big cats
MPs join us to discuss how China can become a champion in big cat conservation
At a special All-Party Parliament China Group event yesterday (2 April), hosted by Rebecca Pow MP, MPs heard how international trade in the body parts of Asia’s endangered tigers and leopards is banned – but that they are still poached for their skins, bones, teeth and claws because of demand among Chinese consumers.
World’s largest ivory seizure: over nine tonnes of ivory seized in Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnamese customs has seized over nine tonnes of ivory in a container shipment from the Republic of Congo, thought to be the largest ivory seizure ever made.
Staring down the barrel of extinction – just 10 vaquita porpoises estimated to remain
Scientists have announced that only 10 vaquita porpoises are estimated to survive in the world – virtually assuring the animal’s extinction without bold and immediate action.
International meeting calls for a ban on tiger trade and an end to commercial tiger farming
Our Tiger campaigners are encouraged to see recommendations adopted by tiger range countries (TRCs) at the 3rd Stocktaking Conference on Tiger ConservationPDF included a strong message calling for an end to tiger farming and the closure of domestic markets for tiger parts.