South Africa plays a central role in the rampant legal and illegal trade in wild birds, threatening many species' long term survival, killing thousands of animals, and creating biosecurity risks to agriculture and public health.
We the undersigned call upon the Republic of South Africa to implement
an immediate moratorium on the import and export of all wild birds until such risk can be effectively studied, remedied or eliminated.
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WPT's FlyFree websiteWe the undersigned call upon the Republic of South Africa to implement
an immediate moratorium on the import and export of all wild birds until such risk can be effectively studied, remedied or eliminated.
South Africa plays a central role in the rampant legal and illegal trade in wild birds, threatening many species' long term survival, killing thousands of animals, and creating biosecurity risks to agriculture and public health.
We encourage the Republic of South Africa to take a leadership position on this issue to illustrate to the world their concern for wildlife, and the conservation of threatened and endangered species.
