It’s not over yet – antiques trade appeals over its failed bid to quash landmark UK Ivory Act
A small group of antiques traders which failed in its bid to overturn the UK Ivory Act has been granted leave to appeal
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Antiques trade bid to quash landmark UK Ivory Act fails in the High Court
A small group of antiques traders have failed in their bid to overturn the UK Ivory Act
Snow leopards: ‘Ghost of the mountain’ under pressure from the spectre of illegal trade
Today is International Snow Leopard Day, a celebration of the beautiful and elusive big cat known as the ‘ghost of the mountain’. It is also a chance to renew focus on the price that illegal wildlife trade is exacting from this magnificent creature. The Snow Leopard Trust estimates there are somewhere between 3,290 and 6,390 […]
To be or not to be traded – the fate of the UK ivory ban now hangs in the balance
EIA Senior Wildlife Campaigner Shruti Suresh was at the UK High Court hearing of a law suit brought to quash the landmark UK Ivory Act
It’s 30 years since the CITES global ban on ivory trade – and the fight to preserve it goes on
It’s ironic but while the High Court in London is deciding whether the UK’s widely applauded ban on domestic ivory trade should stand, today (17 October) is the 30th anniversary of the international ivory trade ban
Antiques traders are in the High Court this week seeking to quash UK’s landmark Ivory Act
A law designed to protect elephants could be struck off the statute books because of resistance from the antiques trade