So, repeated warnings from scientists about China’s wild animal markets have been ignored and, as a result, we all have to bear the consequences and pay the price.

There will be few positives to take from coronavirus. But the global pandemic may yet prove to be an important moment in the attempts to address the illegal wildlife trade.

Ivory trafficking has shifted to Cambodia after a crackdown on the illegal trade in China and neighbouring countries, according to a new report.

Every month, Facebook attracts 2.89 billion active users. Every minute there are hundreds of thousands of comments and status updates. Each could be discussing anything, including extremist views, or the sale of endangered wildlife across continents.

The theme of World Wildlife Day which falls this year on 3 March is “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.

Food insecure South Africa is plotting to put part of its 24 million head of game on the national menu - a move that has drawn both support and critique.

Legality is often treated as a proxy for control. If a trade is authorised, documented, and formally regulated, it is assumed to be governed. Permits signal oversight, certificates suggest traceability, and compliance appears, at least superficially, verifiable.