It is not just the illegal trade in wildlife that has been denuding populations worldwide. Even legal trade has increased manifold in the last three … Worldwide legal wildlife trade increased by 2,000% since 1980Read more
Wild Life
Posted inDisease / Economics
Where did COVID-19 come from?
To end new zoonotic diseases like coronavirus COVID-19, humans need to start staying in their lanes. In an article published by Yale School of Forestry … Where did COVID-19 come from?Read more
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Do not buy Chinese medicine
The monitors have found that China has imported 141 live white rhino from South Africa since 2000, far more than is needed for tourism purposes. … Do not buy Chinese medicineRead more
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Trying to stop illegal wildlife trade on the internet
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) and Taobao (www.taobao.com.cn), China’s largest internet auction site, jointly announced a series of online activities to counter … Trying to stop illegal wildlife trade on the internetRead more
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Primates face extinction
A global review of the world’s primates says 48% of species face extinction, an outlook described as “depressing” by conservationists. The IUCN Red List of … Primates face extinctionRead more