A great example from earlier this year of research carried out by the Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade course co-leader, Dan Challender, and colleagues, exposed a disconnect between the media and public perceptions of wild meat in the wake of COVID-19 https://ow.ly/F1Zt50X3mnX

Do international wildlife trade bans always protect species? Oxford researcher Dr @danchallender.bsky.social explores why some trade controls succeed, others fail, and what needs to change after CoP20. Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/how-to-regulate-wildlife-trade

Apply now for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade! The application deadline is 30th January 2026 at 23.59pm UK time. @danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social #IllegalWildlifeTrade #Ghana #WestAfrica app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/mas...

"If policymakers want to reduce demand for wild meat, they will need to employ trustworthy communication strategies and increase the availability of safe meat alternatives." www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/medi... @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social @danchallender.bsky.social @julietwright.bsky.social

🌍 A global study has examined how legal uncertainties threatens biodiversity and the people who rely on it.  This new research shows how clearer laws & traceability systems can reduce illegal wildlife trade. Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/legal-grey-areas-in-wildlife-trade

“After half a century, CITES still plays a critical role in regulating wildlife trade, but growing polarisation over iconic species risks weakening its legitimacy and impact.” @orchiddelirium.bsky.social @danchallender.bsky.social @michelleanagnostou.bsky.social

NEW: Wildlife experts say reforms are needed now to avoid irreversible damage to global wildlife treaties. Countries threatening to leave CITES over ivory & rhino horn trade echo Japan's International Whale Commission exit in 2019. Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/polarised-cites

@biology.ox.ac.uk @danchallender.bsky.social @orchiddelirium.bsky.social @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social

Led by experts from our Wildlife Trade programme, the course explores: 📌 Wildlife trade systems, actors, and dynamics 📌 Interventions, policies, for legal, sustainable trade 📌 Tools, economic approaches, and project skills, including funding.

Are you working on conservation, wildlife trade or policy in West Africa? This free Oxford masterclass with Dr Dan Challender & Dr Amy Hinsley offers practical insights to tackle illegal wildlife trade using evidence-led strategies. 🧵👇

The CITES Convention turns 50 this year. How could it be more effective? Read our new paper to find out. @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social @tsasrolfes.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

Presenting research on the proportionality of trophy hunting bans, @danchallender.bsky.social stresses: 🟢 Trophy hunting isn't a major threat to any CITES-listed species/most species on #IUCNRedList 🟢 Import bans have disproportionate impact with no apparent #conservation benefits

Consult the studies: - Disproportionate regulation of wildlife trade ▶️ biorxiv.org/content/10.1... - Evaluating key evidence & formulating regulatory alternatives regarding UK's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill ▶️ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @danchallender.bsky.social

"The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 – here’s what has worked and what needs to change" Great insights here from @danchallender.bsky.social and @tsasrolfes.bsky.social

".. legislating on animal welfare grounds .. is a highly paternalistic intervention that infringes on the sovereignty of countries to manage and use their wildlife as they see fit." @danchallender.bsky.social @oxfordbiology.bsky.social

The House of Commons will this week again debate whether to ban the import of hunting trophies to the UK. The Government conflates conservation and animal welfare. My op-ed in @thehousemag.bsky.social. www.politicshome.com/members/arti.... @iccs.bsky.social @oxfordbiology.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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