New UN report on illegal wildlife trade is welcome but some findings could mislead
The key conclusions on ivory and rhino trade in a major new UN report on the international wildlife trade are “premature and misleading”
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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.
China’s widely publicised new pangolin protections might not mean a total ban on use of the species
The Chinese Government has removed pangolin scales as an ingredient from the latest edition of its traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacopoeia but concerns remain
Special briefing: As China reviews wildlife law, we call for an end to its leopard bone trade
In a new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), 24 Chinese pharmaceutical companies are exposed as listing leopard bones as an ingredient in their traditional medicines
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