Netizen Voices: Official Tries to Manage Bird Evolution
The tension between development and environmental protection in China has been most keenly felt in...
animal protection
Protecting China’s Animals in the Monkey Year
For centuries, macaque monkeys have been a ubiquitous entertainment fixture in Chinese cities,...
Activist Protecting Seals Given 12 Year Sentence
The 12-year sentence for an environmental activist who worked to protect the spotted seal has been...
Dog Meat Festival Draws Ire of Animal Rights Activists
The annual Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Guangxi Province has drawn increasing attention...
Once-Prized Tibetan Mastiffs Discarded as Fad Ends
At the New York Times, Andrew Jacobs reports on the bursting of a bubble in demand for Tibetan...
China’s Demand for Ivory “Out of Control”
At TIME, Maya Rhodan looks at a new report from nonprofit Save the Elephants on China’s...
Bear That Became Symbol of a Movement Dies
Efforts to eradicate the inhumane practice of bear bile harvesting have gained some traction in...
Tanzanian Ivory Smuggled During Xi Visit, Says NGO
An environmental watchdog organization has accused Chinese officials and businessmen of smuggling...
The Chinese Used to Think Pandas Were Monsters
At Foreign Policy, Alexa Olesen describes the shift in Chinese views of pandas from metal-eating...
China “Main Destination” For Illegal Chimpanzee Trade
China’s central role in the global black market in ivory and other wildlife products has...
Netizen Voices: Tiger Abuse
A Chinese delegate at a convention on endangered species recently admitted that China allows the...
In Scarred Tibetan City, Devotion to Sanctity of Life
Following the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed thousands in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous...
Yulin Dog Meat Festival Proceeds Despite Protests
Yulin, a southern city in China, kicked off its annual dog-eating festival over the weekend amid a...
China’s New Dissidents: Dog Owners
At The Atlantic, Damien Ma interviews the anonymous director of the soon-to-be-released...
New Regs Could Increase Wild Animal Exploitation
The New York Times reports that wildlife management regulations proposed in China may actually...
Yellow-Breasted Bunting ‘Endangered’
South China Morning Post reports that China’s now endangered yellow-breasted bunting...
China to End Some Cosmetics Testing on Animals
The China Food and Drug Administration is planning to remove mandatory animal testing requirements...
Li Xiaolin and the Amazing Chipmunk-Colored Dreamcoat
Not for the first time, princeling businesswoman Li Xiaolin has come under fire for her choice of...
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