THE country is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all such sales in the wildlife trafficking hub.
Elaine Kurtenbach
FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo, Cola, 10-year-old female orangutan waits in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia at a Suvarnabhumi Airport in a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, May 27, 2021, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all sales of exotic species in the wildlife trafficking hub. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File) May 27, 2021 - 6:18 PM
BANGKOK (AP) â Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all such sales in the wildlife trafficking hub.
Print AP
A customer wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus orders medicine through plastic sheets in front of drug store in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Credit: The Associated Press
BANGKOK (AP) Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all such sales in the wildlife trafficking hub.
The government intends to make Thailand “free of the legal wildlife trade” while also combatting illegal trafficking in wild animals, Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment Waravut Silpa-archa said Thursday.
Thailand aims at pandemic risks by fighting wildlife trade startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.