Illegal fish bladder trade could sound the death knell for the last 10 vaquita porpoises
A thriving online illegal trade in the swim bladders of endangered totoaba fish is helping to drive the vaquita porpoise to the brink of extinction
Tag: convention-on-international-trade-in-endangered-species
EIA at 40 – helping to secure the international ban on the commercial trade in ivory
In the countdown to our 40th anniversary, we are featuring previous editions of our supporters' newsletter, highlighting our work exposing environmental crime and abuse
At CITES 77th Standing Committee – our campaigners report on the highs and lows for wildlife
EIA sent teams of campaigners from our UK and US offices to the 77th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC77) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
EIA podcast – the threatened species in traditional medicines and the big-name investors
Illegal wildlife trade is happening on a large scale to supply the parts and products of protected species such as leopards, pangolins, rhinos and tigers to serve as ingredients in some traditional Chinese medicines – and some big international household names are invested
We reveal the global investors in traditional medicines made with endangered wildlife
A new EIA UK investigation has found the body parts of threatened leopards and pangolins being used as ingredients in at least 88 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products Manufactured by 72 Chinese companies and licensed by the National Medical Products Administration of China, some of those identified also contain tiger and rhino, in contravention of […]
China’s trade in endangered pangolins actively undermines CITES, the US Government rules
China’s failure to do enough to prevent the illegal trade in endangered pangolins is damaging the effectiveness of a key international wildlife treaty, the US Department of the Interior has announced.