Police in Guangde, Anhui province, look at items seized from a store suspected of selling wildlife. Photo: Anti-Poaching Special Squad via AP
Police in Guangde, Anhui province, look at items seized from a store suspected of selling wildlife. Photo: Anti-Poaching Special Squad via AP
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The key is to enforce the law against wildlife trade

  • The trading and consumption of exotic animals in China is a multibillion-dollar industry; simply introducing legislation to ban it will not work

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Updated: 11:36pm, 26 Feb, 2020

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Police in Guangde, Anhui province, look at items seized from a store suspected of selling wildlife. Photo: Anti-Poaching Special Squad via AP
Police in Guangde, Anhui province, look at items seized from a store suspected of selling wildlife. Photo: Anti-Poaching Special Squad via AP
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