Victory for pangolins and sea horses!

GOOD NEWS: At the CITES conference in South Africa, the world has approved proposals to protect all 8 species of pangolins - the most trafficked mammals in the world - by BANNING international trade of pangolin scales/meat! Thank you to Wildaid and Paul Hilton for your relentless work on this issue!

MORE HOPEFUL NEWS COMING OUT OF CITES: Thailand suspends seahorse trade amid conservation concerns!
Thailand, the biggest exporter of seahorses, is suspending trade in the animal because of concern about threats to its wild population. Seahorses are mainly used in dried form for traditional medicine in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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