EIA podcast – why it’s vital to go after the huge profits of illegal wildlife trade
The global illegal wildlife trade is worth billions every year – but these huge profits are seldom targeted
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Tag: elephants
Leading scientists conclude elephant poaching in Africa has not decreased in past decade
A new scientific paper warns that the world cannot lower its guard on protecting elephants
Norway bank divests from firm helping to build a destructive dam in World Heritage Site
Norges Bank has withdrawn investment in an electrical company helping to build a massive Tanzanian hydropower project citing ‘serious environmental damage’
Tanzania’s irresponsible hydropower project is destroying a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Government of Tanzania called on to stop construction of the Rufiji hydropower project in the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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 Wildlife Protection Law should be changed to outlaw trade in protected species
The Chinese Government is due to discuss changes to its Wildlife Protection Law, the country’s primary piece of legislation covering wildlife conservation and trade