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Bear and rhino products openly sold in Laos

Shops in Laos are openly selling illegal wildlife products containing rhino horn and bear bile in defiance international bans, an undercover investigation by EIA has revealed. One business was found promoting its own brands of traditional Chinese medicines by claiming they contained rhino horn and bear bile. EIA Wildlife Campaign Leader Debbie Banks said: “We were shocked by what was offered for sale over the counter and what was displayed on shelves, given it is supposed to be against the law.”

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Podcast: What drives environmental criminals?

Our podcast recently welcomed special guest Dr Julia Shaw, criminal psychologist and author of the new book Green Crime, which features a number of major case studies, including EIA’s 2017 exposure of the notorious Shuidong wildlife trafficking syndicate.

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England biobeads spill

Millions of plastic biobeads have washed up on the shoreline at Camber Sands and neighbouring beaches. EIA Legal and Policy Specialist Amy Youngman said: “Plastic pellets are essentially an oil spill in solid form, but with added chemical toxicity.”

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