ANIMAL PEOPLE FORUM | Environmental Investigation Agency | Activity https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/environmentalinvestigationagency/activity/ Activity feed for Environmental Investigation Agency. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:40:36 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d3574621dd666ee0725e6e6ea036e1a9 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, 24 Firms in China Exposed for Using Endangered Leopard Bones in Traditional Medicines https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29601 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:59:39 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 c4b25d275ac42e6355ee708154fcfae1 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Unbelievable: Chinese Government Recommends Injections Containing Bear Bile to Treat Coronavirus https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=29497 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:38:18 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 dc51a3088ece0746d0cf55a048059c8c Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China Wildlife Trade Ban Should be Permanent https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28822 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:24 -0800 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 […]

]]> 0 89cdb60edd735488d4d92f99660974bc Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Illegal Trade Pushes Three Pangolin Species Further Up the Risk Register https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=28439 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:11:59 -0800 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) […]

]]> 0 0e2b17f3b8825ef35677a3ff2d37e11c Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Palm Oil Watchdog’s Sustainability Label is Still a Con https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=27385 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:50:00 -0800 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 […]

]]> 0 e3a9cf59cd4ce5e850f7b2434a41375e Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Global Warming Doesn’t Exist in Isolation and Fighting It Requires All Life on Earth https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26844 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:47:23 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 96a458334afe1c032e1dc3da4fdbaf19 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Laos Has Helped Tiger Farms Proliferate https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26570 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:18:07 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 f7a239f77e16910699e838b539e27d27 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Last Chance to Save the Vaquita https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=26249 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:34:59 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 7fcf70d4fcfbc347cdd2cbfadd3eca97 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, ’Tiger bone’ Products Made and Sold Openly in Thailand to Tourists https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25847 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:42:13 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 a8f0c8a71e58e95fdf7fe1aa821b4724 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, First Whale Landed in Japan's New Commercial Pirate Whale Hunt https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=25685 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:27:36 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 2109e85487caff37bf20b745a783ac11 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Don’t Visit Tourist Attractions Where You Can Pose With Tigers https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24927 Thu, 09 May 2019 18:49:51 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 f6e87120adf995c3ac440fd2443dde88 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China’s Crackdown Shows the Impact Intelligence-Led Enforcement Can Make on Wildlife Crime https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24654 Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:58:30 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 4850b739a2b72508eaec5288e2d94afa Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Chinese Government Document Signals Decision to Open Tiger Trade is Quietly Going Ahead https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=24402 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:13:22 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 e3171079586e21a97daae99969cd2f54 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Only 10 Vaquita Remain, May Not Survive Mexican President Obrador's Tenure https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23972 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:12:25 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 6ee4781370bce0bf754c39f261547635 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, The UK Ivory Act: How Working Together Works to Help Save Elephants https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23934 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:13:20 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 73664e15cadab53629af4d12249aa05e Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Iceland’s New Whaling Quotas Are a Major Step in the Wrong Direction https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23663 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:10:37 -0800 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 […]

]]> 0 32351ea2c89304e52b46322973917aea Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, An Indian Conservation Success Built on a Unique, Ancestral Relationship Between Humans and Tigers https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=23403 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:36:05 -0800 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 […]

]]> 0 49eeaeb39bf63676ba28994f864e66dc Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Busted: China Customs Dismantles Major Ivory Trafficking Syndicate https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22848 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:31:16 -0800 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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]]> 0 b365c572b53dcbb62a817009f80556cb Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, UK Ivory Ban Becomes Law: 'Best Christmas Gift UK Could Have Given World's Threatened Elephants' https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=22519 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:19:42 -0800 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 […]

]]> 0 5e72943d44b42d374f8caf81d2a8ace7 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, China’s ‘legal trade’ announcement could sound the death knell for tigers and rhinos https://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=21368 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:04:48 -0700 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 […]

]]> 0 3f401d5a045dd234fb085384cc61424c Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, London Conference Turns a Spotlight on Illegal Wildlife Trade http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=20965 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:08:01 -0700 The fourth conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in London this week has seen high-level participation from governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector, focusing the attention […]

]]> 0 863c4d2c504947afd7f7e696ede8e3d6 Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Can mythology help save the pangolin? http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=20856 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:08:56 -0700 In the struggle against the extermination of a species at the hands of illegal trade and human exploitation, no tactic should be beneath consideration.

Written by Paul Newman, EIA Press & Communications […]

]]> 0 d62f2e858a8703e4872ef225de02e11c Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Flourishing Vietnamese wildlife crime gangs pose mounting threat to animals http://animalpeopleforum.org/?p=20189 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:38:30 -0700 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPCNsbRXYnU%5B/embedyt%5D

Content warning: The above video contains a few images of dead and dismembered animals. 

LONDON– An undercover investigation has revealed […]

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