China’s aim to be a wildlife conservation leader undermined by its exploitation of endangered species
To use or not to use? That’s the question when it comes to wildlife protection policies.
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It’s a new Year of the Tiger and China needs to get serious about protecting this iconic species
1 February marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and, in the Chinese zodiac, the dawning of another Year of the Tiger
Ongoing and clandestine tiger trade in China is no surprise to EIA – or the country’s Government
On the 17th December, the Daily Mail ran a story with gruesome images depicting tiger killing and trade at a captive tiger facility, reportedly sourced from a whistleblower at the Qinhuangdao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Hebei Province of China. According to the story, the whistleblower had shared the pictures and information with one of China’s leading independent national non-government organisations who circulated it on social media.
China’s wildlife trade policy – where are we now and what might come next?
We have seen some significant changes in China’s wildlife trade policy - what major concerns remain and what might happen next?
China’s conservation image tarnished by tiger bone decision
With fewer than 4,000 wild tigers remaining across Asia and approximately 30,000 rhinos in Asia and Africa, government leaders must do everything possible to end poaching and trafficking.
Embassy obscures the truth of China’s wildlife trade
At a meeting held with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in London, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, H.E. Liu Xiaoming, gave a speech on Chinese efforts to combat wildlife trade, including the 2016 revision of China’s Wildlife Protection Law