Nine members of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs were today (20 July) sentenced by a Malawi court to a total of 56.5 years’ prison time
The key conclusions on ivory and rhino trade in a major new UN report on the international wildlife trade are “premature and misleading”
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 […]
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
Coronavirus outbreak represents an opportunity for the Chinese Government and other governments worldwide to finally implement a permanent ban on trade in threatened wildlife
Vietnam has swiftly emerged as one of the world’s leading hotspots for illegal wildlife trade - but now it's in pole position to do something about it