Campaign Against illegal wildlife Trade Items Being Brought to the UK As Souvenirs

A WWF initiated campaign is on, to educate and prevent British holidaymakers from bringing back illegal wildlife Trade Items. Last year, British customs officials’ confiscated more than 163,000 illegal wildlife trade items, many made from highly endangered species. This included: 158,000 illegal plants such as orchids and cycads; 221 elephant ivory and skin products; and 959 live reptiles such as snakes, chameleons, tortoises and terrapins. The unintentional act of holidaymakers is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. Under the CITES agreement, 827 species of animals and plants are banned from international trade and a further 32,840 is strictly controlled.

Tahrcountry congratulates WWF UK for this initiative. This needs to be duplicated in other countries also.