China implements stringent wildlife control measures

China has started its crackdown on illegal hunting and exploitation of wildlife. All localities should close and quarantine all breeding facilities for wild animals and stop all activities such as listing, trading and transportation of wild animals, according to National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

As of Thursday, forestry and grassland administrations throughout the country have dispatched more than 866,000 law personnel, more than 97,800 vehicles, cleaned up more than 350,000 market hotel restaurant management places, checked more than 153,000 artificial breeding places. They have also handled 690 cases of wildlife violations, seized 2,919 illegal tools, more than 39,000 wild animals and more than 1,080 kilograms of sealed wildlife products.

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