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Bird of prey

People who illegally kill birds of prey are getting away with it

1 November 2017

There were 81 confirmed cases of protected birds of prey being attacked or killed in Britain in 2016, yet the authorities didn’t take a single person to court
A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

30 October 2017

Legalising the trade in rhino horn from South Africa could match black market supply and maybe even double it, with the aim of driving poachers out of business

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