By Ross Harvey, Conservation Action Trust, 5 March 2020 Symptomatic of the Botswana government’s shaky relationship with reality is its letter to the United Kingdom’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). A full week after the deadline (25 February 2020) for public submissions on whether the UK should ban …
Badger Culling – UK
Banner image courtesy of The Guardian, “Badger cull faces review as bovine TB goes on rising,”4 March 2018 The United Kingdom (UK) government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has issued two consultations (closing 15 April 2018) regarding controversial badger culling in the UK: Bovine TB: Consultation on revised …
The United Kingdom Ivory Trade
UK Government and Parliament Petition – “Shut down the domestic ivory market in the United Kingdom“ Update from ivory auctioneers in Australia: “Leonard Joel kicks elephant out of the saleroom,” Financial Review, 7 December 2016 On Wednesday, 16 November 2016, Action for Elephants UK organised a gathering outside of the Department for Environment, Food …
Shut down the domestic ivory market in the UK
Petition – “Shut down the domestic ivory market in the UK” 16 November 2016 – Call on DEFRA to shut the United Kingdom’s ivory trade (event page link), “We will meet directly outside DEFRA, this will give people time to filter in the small area outside the DEFRA building, Nobel …
UK Government’s Stance on Lion Trophy Hunting
Following the 24 November 2015, Adjournment Debate “African Lion Numbers,” IWB wrote to Mr Rory Stewart MP (letter dated 3 December 2015), the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) seeking clarity. An informative and somewhat reassuring reply from DEFRA (DEFRA’s letter, dated 21 January 2016) has now been …
The EU’s Stance on Trophy Hunting and Trophy Imports
Safari Club International European Advocacy Initiative, November 2015 Safari Club International (SCI) is worried, that the “animal rights groups’ efforts” to “ban all forms of animal use activities” (do they really mean animal ‘use,’ or animal ‘abuse’ activities I wonder?) might be gaining too much influence over EU policy makers. SCI …
IWB Petition to the UK Government
Call to enhance protection of White and Black rhinoceros, African lions and African elephants IWB Petition to the UK Government Petition open to British Citizens and UK Residents only At 10,000 signatures we get a response from the government. At 100,000 signatures our petition will be considered for a debate in Parliament. ____________________________________________________ Current …
IWB writes to DEFRA about UK position in the upcoming CITES meeting
The IWB has written to The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ask what the United Kingdom will be doing to protect engendered and threatened species, particularly with the forthcoming opportunity to take a stance at the Conference of the Parties …