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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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
EIA podcast – Is the coronavirus pandemic a warning to stop exploiting wildlife?
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged a third of the world’s population into lockdown and thrown a harsh spotlight on our dysfunctional and exploitative relationship with wildlife. Is it a warning to seriously mend our ways?
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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
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 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