Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – Charm

Man arrested after 14 endangered reptiles found in Kwai Chung industrial site

3 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities arrested a man after the discovery of 14 endangered reptiles, including a crocodile and two pythons, at an industrial site in Kwai Chung. A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Wednesday evening that officers arrested the man in a blitz operation the previous night. “The AFCD will remain…

6.5% of shark fins sold in Hong Kong are protected, higher than reported: study

5 months ago01 mins

An extensive study of 16,000 shark fin samples taken from Hong Kong retail markets has found that 6.5 per cent of them were from globally protected species, surpassing the figure officially declared by local authorities under an international agreement. “This translates to over 95 per cent of the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks being illegal,”…