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Wednesday 23 May: Ivory Bill, Darwin Initiative and water efficiency

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 May 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
An elephant.

In today's blog we talk about the upcoming introduction of the Ivory Bill in Parliament, funding for the Darwin Initiative and water efficiency.

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Tuesday 13 February: Fighting wildlife crime

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 February 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Elephant in field

Today on the blog we discuss the British/Chinese joint-workshop on illegal wildlife crime held in South Africa.

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This week: Ivory, animal cruelty sentencing and £50 million flood defences

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 6 October 2017 - Categories: Weekly stories
Graphic showing an elephant in Africa, with the statement 'The UK is a global leader in the fight against illegal wildlife trade'

Sentences for animal cruelty to increase tenfold to five years This week, Environment Secretary Michael Gove unveiled plans to increase sentences for the most heinous cases of animal cruelty to...

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