Elephant Hunts for Sale During a Pandemic

By Ross Harvey, Conservation Action Trust, 13 April 2020 Botswana hides behind national “sovereignty” while selling off its natural heritage to… Read more Elephant Hunts for Sale During a Pandemic

Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction (Part II) – Who is regulating who?

Banner image courtesy of Animals Asia In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the legal trade and illegal wildlife trafficking trade has come… Read more Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction (Part II) – Who is regulating who?

Living with wild animals (Part Two): Eat them like there’s no tomorrow

Banner Image – “Late last year, 32 wild animals, including lions, giraffes, white and black rhinos, lions and cheetahs, were… Read more Living with wild animals (Part Two): Eat them like there’s no tomorrow

Open letter to World Health Organisation

6th April 2020 Dear Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [Director General, World Health Organisation] and Dr Zhang Qi [Co-ordinator of Traditional and… Read more Open letter to World Health Organisation

Living with wild animals, Part One: Cash cows or fellow beings?

As we approach World Health Day on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 – please join the call to end wildlife markets/wildlife… Read more Living with wild animals, Part One: Cash cows or fellow beings?

Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction

Banner image courtesy of artist Olaf Hajek and The New York Times Sunday Review The ‘true’ cost of wildlife abuse… Read more Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction

China’s ban on wildlife consumption is an overdue death knell for lion bone industry

by Don Pinnock, The Daily Maverick, 24 February 2020 The Chinese government has placed an immediate ban on the illegal trading… Read more China’s ban on wildlife consumption is an overdue death knell for lion bone industry

Live Wild Animal Markets, Human and Animal Health, and Biodiversity Protection

Joint open letter (prepared by Mark Jones, Head of Policy, Born Free Foundation) to: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General,… Read more Live Wild Animal Markets, Human and Animal Health, and Biodiversity Protection