Wwf, Traffic Applaud New York City Law As First of Its Kind to Crack Down On Illegal Sales of Endangered Species
U.S. Newswire › November 23, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- New York City today became the first municipality in the United States to approve a law making it illegal to buy or sell products containing, or advertised as containing, endangered species.
The law, passed by the City Council today and awaiting the mayor's signature, follows an undercover investigation in New York last spring by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network of World Wildlife Fund and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. The investigation found illegal products widely available claiming to contain endangered species, including tigers, rhinos, leopards and musk deer.See the full content of this document
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Wwf, Traffic Applaud New York City Law As First of Its Kind to Crack Down On Illegal Sales of Endangered Species
Simon Habel, director of TRAFFIC, issued the following statement t...
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