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Sunday 12 August - World Elephant Day and Ivory Alliance 2024

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 12 August 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
A herd of elephants in the Serengeti National Park

On today's blog we look at World Elephant Day and the Ivory Alliance 2024.

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Wednesday 4 April: Minister Coffey visits Kenya

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 4 April 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories

On the blog today we look at Minister Coffey's visit to Kenya to tackle the illegal wildlife trade and meeting with officials and representatives of the Kenyan government to discuss the continued partnership between the two countries.

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Friday 16 March: Giants Club Summit and air quality

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 16 March 2018 - Categories: Uncategorized
Elephant in field

On the blog today we look at coverage of the Giants Club Summit and Minister Coffey's letter to Derby City Council.

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