[Published: Tuesday November 13 2018]
China to continue ban on tiger and rhino parts
BEIJING 13 Nov (ANA) - China has reversed a controversial decision to lift a 25-year-old ban on the use of tiger and rhino parts in science and traditional medicine after an outcry from environmental activists.
Three strict bans - the import and export of rhinos, tigers and their by-products, the sale, purchase, transport, carrying and mailing of rhinos, tigers and their by-products and the use of rhino horns and tiger bones in medicine - will remain in force, a senior official from the State Council, China's cabinet, said in a statement.
"The Chinese government has not changed its stance on wildlife protection and will not ease the crackdown on illegal trafficking and trade of rhinos, tigers and their by-products and other criminal activities," State Council Executive Deputy Secretary-General Ding Xuedong said.
The decision to overturn the ban was "postponed after study," the statement said.(ANA)
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