ヘザー・モリスのインスタグラム(heatherrelizabethh) - 11月1日 13時57分
Repost from @endextinctionintl @TopRankRepost #TopRankRepost 25-YEAR RHINO & TIGER TRADE BAN LIFTED IN CHINA
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After 25 years, the Chinese government has partially lifted an import ban on tiger and rhino body parts, leaving conservationists devastated at what this could mean for the already critically endangered animals.
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Rhino horn and tiger bones are both used in traditional Chinese medicine- which has been proven by modern science to have no medical benefits to humans. In 1993 China banned the import and trade of their parts, but this week partially lifted the ban to permit “captive-bred” parts to be imported and traded for scientific, cultural and medical use.
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With less than 4000 tigers left in the wild, and rhino poaching increasing 9000% between 2007-2014, this lift opens up enormous risk of increased illegal activity and trade. Authorities will have a difficult time separating captive from wild parts, and with the illegal wildlife trade linked to worldwide criminal syndicates, the chances of this being restricted to captive trade is minute.
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Education is key- we must petition the Chinese government to put the ban back in place immediately, and support education in China and other countries that focuses on alternative medicinal products and changing perspectives.
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