Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Conservation activists suing Indonesian zoo could inspire global action on endangered species trade

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par Jacob Phelps, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Governance, Lancaster University

In a court in rural Indonesia, an environmental group recently filed a lawsuit of global importance. Their case is against a zoo in North Sumatra that it’s alleged illegally exhibited threatened species, including Komodo dragons and critically endangered Sumatran orangutans.

The illegal wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry…

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