PPP/C calls for reopening of wildlife trade

The PPP/C through the Office of the Leader of the Opposition has issued a call to the government requesting efforts be made to immediately enable the reopening of the wildlife trade.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition, in a statement issued yesterday, asked the government to, “immediately attend to its administrative responsibilities to enable the re-opening of the wildlife trade, simultaneously ensuring that this is done in a renewable and sustainable manner.” Alluding to the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2016, assented to by President David Granger last October, the PPP/C said it was intended to satisfy international conventions pertaining to the import and export of wildlife and provide a