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China touts bear bile shots for coronavirus

Despite most scientists agreeing the coronavirus pandemic arose in China from wildlife, our experts revealed that the Chinese Government is currently throwing its support behind a treatment containing bile milked from bears in captivity. Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; harvested using techniques involving invasive surgery. Once we published our findings, the report was picked up by several news sites and snowballed from there to achieve global coverage.

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Indonesia bids to weaken legal timber rules

In March, we warned that Indonesia is diluting rules keeping illegal timber out of its international trade, using the coronavirus as an excuse. A Government directive undermines systems put in place to ensure the legality and traceability of timber.

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Something about Mary

We're delighted to see the US Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs celebrate the work of our Executive Director Mary Rice in a film in its series on Women Leaders Combating Wildlife Trafficking.

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See our latest appeal

Did you know that some traditional Chinese medicines contain the body parts of endangered tigers, leopards, pangolins and rhinos? You can help us protect threatened species from this cruel and unnecessary trade – find out more and donate online.

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