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Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, 24 Firms in China Exposed for Using Endangered Leopard Bones in Traditional Medicines 4 years, 8 months ago

With mounting global concern over the link between commercial exploitation of wildlife in China and the rise of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report exposes 24 Chinese companies listing the bones of endangered […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Unbelievable: Chinese Government Recommends Injections Containing Bear Bile to Treat Coronavirus 4 years, 9 months ago

Despite a scientific consensus pointing to China’s wildlife trade as the most likely cause of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s government is currently touting a treatment containing bile milked from bea […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China Wildlife Trade Ban Should be Permanent 4 years, 10 months ago

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus has been linked to a market in Wuhan, China, where wild animals and fresh meat are sold. Subsequently, on January 26th, the Chinese Government issued a notification placing a t […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Illegal Trade Pushes Three Pangolin Species Further Up the Risk Register 4 years, 11 months ago

Three species of pangolins have moved into a higher category of threat due to the growing impacts of habitat loss, poaching and illegal trade.

Two African species, the giant ground pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Palm Oil Watchdog’s Sustainability Label is Still a Con 5 years, 1 month ago

Consumers around the world are still being conned about the sustainability of the palm oil contained in the products they buy, from cosmetics and foodstuffs to biofuels, a new report by the London-based E […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Global Warming Doesn’t Exist in Isolation and Fighting It Requires All Life on Earth 5 years, 2 months ago

Written by Paul Newman, Press & Communications Officer

We started last week with the voice of a child, pleading with world leaders at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit to act on the climate crisis.

But […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Laos Has Helped Tiger Farms Proliferate 5 years, 3 months ago

It started in 2013 with revelations that the Laos Government was allowing the import and export of wildlife in contravention of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

But d […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Last Chance to Save the Vaquita 5 years, 4 months ago

As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, ’Tiger bone’ Products Made and Sold Openly in Thailand to Tourists 5 years, 5 months ago

So-called “tiger bone glue” is being made in Thailand and marketed to tourists from Vietnam and China, our investigators have discovered.

We have identified online advertisements targeting Vietnamese con […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, First Whale Landed in Japan's New Commercial Pirate Whale Hunt 5 years, 5 months ago

The first minke whale in Japan’s controversial new commercial whale hunt was landed at Kushiro port in northern Japan yesterday (July 1st).

This is the first of an estimated 227 whales due to be killed in the c […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Don’t Visit Tourist Attractions Where You Can Pose With Tigers 5 years, 7 months ago

When traveling to countries in South-East Asia, particularly Thailand, you may come across tiger entertainment venues that allow tourists to interact with captive animals directly. One of the most popular offers […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China’s Crackdown Shows the Impact Intelligence-Led Enforcement Can Make on Wildlife Crime 5 years, 8 months ago

China Customs announced last week the seizure of 2,748 elephant tusks following a major enforcement crackdown. The 7.48 tons of ivory were seized as part of a joint operation in relation to major smuggling cases […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Chinese Government Document Signals Decision to Open Tiger Trade is Quietly Going Ahead 5 years, 8 months ago

Last year we raised the alarm about a new Chinese government policy which repealed a 25-year ban on the use of tiger bone and rhino horn in traditional medicine.

In the face of widespread domestic and […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Only 10 Vaquita Remain, May Not Survive Mexican President Obrador's Tenure 5 years, 9 months ago

Scientists announced today that only 10 vaquita porpoises likely remain in the world and that the animal’s extinction is virtually assured without bold and immediate action. The vaquita, the world’s smallest and […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, The UK Ivory Act: How Working Together Works to Help Save Elephants 5 years, 9 months ago

Written by Andrew Brown, Environmental Investigation Agency’s UK Ivory Trade Consultant

When the Ivory Act 2018 passed into United Kingdom law on December 20th, 2018 it was a success for all those who had […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Iceland’s New Whaling Quotas Are a Major Step in the Wrong Direction 5 years, 10 months ago

Iceland’s rogue whaling continues, despite growing opposition from businessmen and politicians concerned about the damage being done to its image as a tourism destination. The country’s Fisheries Minister K […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, An Indian Conservation Success Built on a Unique, Ancestral Relationship Between Humans and Tigers 5 years, 10 months ago

Written by Debbie Banks, EIA Tiger Campaign Leader

An inspiring story from India caught my eye as I recently headed to the 3rd Stocktaking Conference on Tiger Conservation in New Delhi, the story of the Idu […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Busted: China Customs Dismantles Major Ivory Trafficking Syndicate 5 years, 11 months ago

Three men involved in running a major international ivory smuggling syndicate have been captured, following enforcement action by China Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau.

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Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, UK Ivory Ban Becomes Law: 'Best Christmas Gift UK Could Have Given World's Threatened Elephants' 6 years ago

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today welcomes the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting down one of the world’s largest legal domestic ivory markets.

Along with nine par […]

Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China’s ‘legal trade’ announcement could sound the death knell for tigers and rhinos 6 years, 1 month ago

On October 29th, the Government of China revealed that it allows commercial trade in tiger bone and rhino horn from farmed animals for use in traditional Chinese medicine research and clinical treatments. This is […]

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