Parliamentary inquiry into the management of blue gum plantations and koalas. Humane World for Animals is relieved to report that the koala shooting in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has stopped, with helicopters grounded last Friday, 25 April. Following fires in the area known to be home to a large...
Healthy shark populations are an indicator of the health of the marine environment. Sharks play a key role in marine and estuarine environments, and people around the world rely on healthy marine ecosystems for their livelihoods.
But their decline is being driven in part by the lucrative and unsustainable shark fin trade, with fins most notably used in shark fin soup.
This report looks at the current trends in the global shark fin trade and actions that Australia can take to drive improvement in the shark fin industry, with wider benefits for sustainable management of sharks.
Read the report here:
