text

Epidemics and Wildlife: Can we drink camel milk amid MERS outbreaks?

The recent COVID-19 outbreak has put the family of coronavirus under the spotlight. First found in the 1960s, coronaviruses have caused some major epidemics in the 21st century, including 2003's SARS

text

Chinese police escalate crackdown on wildlife crimes

Chinese police have intensified crackdown on wildlife crimes in accordance with the law amid the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Ministry of Public S

text

Chinese man sentenced for illegal wildlife hunting

A court in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, has sentenced a man to four months in detention for illegally hunting and trading wild yellow weasels and squirrels.

text

China to tighten approval, quarantine of wild animals for scientific, medical purposes

China will tighten approval and quarantine of wild animals that are used for scientific research, medical and display purposes, in an effort to implement the country's

text

China's procuratorates to beef up public interest litigation for wildlife protection

China's procuratorial organs will continue to increase efforts in guiding and handling public litigation cases for wildlife protection, said Zhang Xueqiao, deputy proc

text

China forestry authority strengthens protection of wild animals

China's forestry and grassland authority has moved to strengthen the protection of wild animals, as part of the efforts to implement the country's new decision on thor

text

China to enhance public health legislation

A senior lawmaker said Thursday China will speed up promulgating a bio-security law and revise a raft of other laws to enhance public health legislation. Wang Chen, vi

text

China strengthens supervision of epidemic-related law enforcement

China has strengthened the supervision of law enforcement related to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic to further improve the epidemic prevention wor

text

China implements stringent wildlife control measures

China has started its crackdown on illegal hunting and exploitation of wildlife. All localities should close and quarantine all breeding facilities for wild animals and stop all activities such as

text

China punishes 2,556 people in wildlife-related cases amid outbreak: official

Police across China have investigated 776 criminal cases and 1,804 administrative cases and punished 2,556 people for illegal activities related to wildlife during the

text

China to strengthen wildlife protection amid epidemic fight

China will further strengthen wildlife management amid the battle against the novel coronavirus, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA)

text

Chinese police to strengthen crackdown on wildlife crime: official

Police across China will further tighten the crackdown on crimes involving wildlife animals, a public security official said at a press conference Thursday. Public sec

text

China toughens efforts to ban online wildlife trade

China has stepped up oversight of illegal wildlife trade via e-commerce platforms, the country's top market regulator said Thursday. More than 750,000 pieces of inform

text

Why do 'overflowing' wild boars need to be protected?

On February 24, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which is China's top legislature, adopted a decision banning illegal wildlife trade and the consumption of wild anim

text

China's tropical island heightens crackdown on wildlife crimes

China's southernmost Hainan Province has launched a three-year campaign to crack down on wildlife crimes as part of the efforts to fight the novel coronavirus, local a

text

Commentary: Eating wild animals? Majority of Chinese say "no"

Misunderstandings spread faster than viruses. People might think that most Chinese people eat wild animals, but in fact, the majority of Chinese do not, and bat soup,

text

Update: China's legislature adopts decision on banning illegal trade, consumption of wildlife

File photo of a baby Sunda pangolin and its mother (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)China's top legislature adopted a decision on thoroughly banning the illegal trading of wildlif