We Must Prevent Future Viruses by Ending Wildlife Trade
The bottom line is that the wildlife trade is a threat to our public health that only stands to become greater, meaning that we could have greatly reduced the r...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
In “Biodiversity Superyear,” Will IUCN Rise to the Occasion?
(C) Shutterstock.com With the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC) taking place in just a few months, World...
Lawsuit Lands Fatal Blow on Pro-Trophy Hunting Council
(C) Mitchell Fitzsimmons After a lawsuit by NRDC and partners —represented by Democracy Forward—the Department of the Interior told a federal district court in...
NRDC and Allies Sue Trump Administration to Protect Pangolins
The illegal wildlife trade is pushing pangolins toward extinction. The administration must use the Endangered Species Act to save them. ...
Gov Cuomo Signs Historic Bill to Reverse Biodiversity Loss
(C) Hilary O Leary & Tikki Hywood Foundation Governor Cuomo, on Friday evening, signed into law an historic bill that sets a precedent for tackling...
NRDC and Partners Threaten Lawsuit Over Pangolin Protections
The Trump administration has failed to act on illegal trade in pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on earth....