Astrid Andersson News Today

Wildlife trade researcher Astrid Andersson tells Kate Whitehead how her passion for Hong Kong and its flora and fauna fuelled a career in conservation.

Demand is fuelling an illegal trade. But smuggled monkeys carry diseases that can disrupt experiments and lead to unreliable data. Demand is fuelling an illegal trade. But smuggled monkeys carry diseases that can disrupt experiments and lead to unreliable data.

Organised and Serious Crime Ordinance amended in 2021 to cover certain wildlife trafficking-related crimes but has yet to be used for prosecutions, experts say.

About 80 per cent agree blanket ban on some exotics such as yellow-crested cockatoos, green iguanas and alligator snapping turtles needed.

In Hong Kong, a feral population of yellow-crested cockatoos could be the last hope for the critically endangered species. Researcher Astrid Andersson is on a mission to safeguard the species and protect them from ongoing poaching.

Hong Kong (CNN) — It’s dusk in Hong Kong Park. Taxis screech past on the road outside, the shuffling footfall of commuters meandering home as the leaves rustle in the

In Hong Kong, a feral population of yellow-crested cockatoos could be the last hope for the critically endangered species. Researcher Astrid Andersson is on a mission to safeguard the species and protect them from ongoing poaching.

Captured female Siamese crocodile believed to be smuggled into city as a pet, or even for consumption or to be made into leather

More detailed data on imported pets needed to check origins of exotic, endangered animals, says expert

For pet enthusiasts, buying an exotic, rare or endangered species can be done legally, and many pet owners want to obey the law. The problem is that illegally obtained animals, captured from the wild, are often mixed in with legally obtained animals, making them indistinguishable to a buyer. Moreover, sellers sometimes lie about a pet’s […]