Tag: tiger-bone

Vietnam has fast become a global hub for illegal wildlife trade but the country’s Government has failed to respond in an appropriate manner

On 17 July 2019, our Wildlife campaigners will be in Westminster asking MPs and peers to join calls to end trade in big cats. We need your help

China’s claims at an international meeting that trade in tiger bone wine from North Korea was “not true” have been proven false

In a controversial decision questioned by wildlife scientists around the globe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to formally recognise traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the first time

Following discussions on the serious threats posed by the big cat trade and policies in China which serve to perpetuate it, 71 MPs and Peers have now called on the UK Government to support strong action to save big cats

Last year we raised the alarm about a new Chinese Government policy which repealed a 25-year ban on use of tiger bone and rhino horn in traditional medicine. A document issued in March 2019 by the Government of Shaanxi Province appears to implement the new policy and makes no reference to the November 2018 claims that a full ban is in effect.