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Border Force has seized hundreds of products containing endangered plant and animal species as part of an international operation targeting wildlife criminals.
Eight week consultation will inform future policy on extending world-leading elephant ivory ban to other species
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
UK government awards nearly £40 million to more than 80 projects through the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
UK Ivory Act enforces a near total ban on elephant ivory sales from today
Employment Tribunal decision.
22 projects tackling poaching and illegal wildlife trade awarded over £7 million under Round 8 of Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF)
Government response to the consultation and call for evidence sets out one of the toughest bans in the world on the import of hunting trophies
Written by Angela Gall from Natural England and illustrated by Sarah Gledhill, the children's book about a unique fish's journey comes out on 8 June 2023.
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