African elephants are recognised as two distinct species and both are under the threat of extinction
Elephants in Africa have been formally recognised as two distinct species – and both are inching closer to extinction
Tag: ivory-trade
Eyes wide shut: Southern Africa’s elephants now in the firing line
Contrary to what the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have suggested ahead of the 18th Conference of the Parties to CITES, poaching and ivory trafficking continue to pose a very real threat to elephant populations in Southern Africa.
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
UK Gov’t publishes its Bill to shut down the country’s domestic trade in ivory
The UK Government has published its Bill on the ivory trade today, only seven weeks after announcing the results of its consultation on the issue. The Bill will now start its progress through Parliament and we will be encouraging MPs to give it their full support so it can become law as soon as possible
UK Government steps up with a comprehensive ban on ivory trade
We strongly welcome today’s announcement by the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, of a comprehensive ban on the ivory trade in the UK. The huge response to the Government’s consultation on its proposals demonstrated how important it is to the British public