China Reverses Ban on Rhino and Tiger Parts in Medicine, Worrying Activists

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CITES statement: Statement concerning a circular issued by China’s State Council on the use of rhinoceroses and tigers and their products 

Official statement on the reversal of the ban on trade in rhino and tiger parts by China

Nairobi, 7 November, 2018 – UN Environment considers the renegotiation of existing bans on trade in rhino and tiger parts – for any reason – an extremely alarming development that threatens decades of hard work to implement laws and regulations to protect these critically endangered animals.

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This article was originally posted at https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/hear-them-roar-chin....

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