All Press Releases for Wildlife trade

IFAW Applauds Beijing’s Ban of Wildlife from Menu
21st July 2003
The municipal order bans the eating and serving of more than 1800 species of wildlife in restaurants and street stands. The prohibition list includes key protected species such as snakes, civet cats, pangolins and turtles as well as those that are Read more »
Nearly 300 MPs Call on Government to Stop Endangered Species Being Eaten into Extinction
7th July 2003
The MPs, from all parties, signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for urgent international action to address the bushmeat crisis. At current levels, bushmeat hunting could drive our closest animal relatives, Africa’s great apes (gorillas, Read more »