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What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Use these forms and guidance document to export an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros or tapir to the USA.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to export animals of the families Tapiridae, Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae, such as tapirs, rhinos and elephants from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to the EU or move them to Northern Ireland.
FCDO travel advice for Sri Lanka. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
Border Force has seized hundreds of products containing endangered plant and animal species as part of an international operation targeting wildlife criminals.
Eight week consultation on the implementation of the Ivory Act is launched.
Darwin Initiative supports communities in Mali to better manage their environment, conserve elephants and help people
UK Government funding is successfully supporting the protection of elephants - helping local livelihoods, ecosystem function and global biodiversity
The Ivory Bill introduced to Parliament today will be the toughest in Europe - and one of the toughest in the world.
Technical Meeting on the Elephant Protection Initiative
A mission to bring elderly and vulnerable people back from India was almost thwarted as a Foreign Office team raced to change a tyre in a tiger reserve.
The Ivory Bill has gained Royal Assent to become law. The Act is expected to come into force in late 2019
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson praised China's decision to close down its domestic ivory market at an event on the illegal ivory trade, hosted by WWF.
Schools Minister, Lord Agnew, spoke at the Schools North East summit about the Opportunity North East programme on Thursday 10 October.
British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vicki Treadell writes about marking 2018 as the beginning of the end of illegal wildlife trade.
African leaders gather in London to discuss ambitious proposals to protect endangered species across Africa.
A ban on ivory sales in the UK will be introduced as plans published to protect elephants.
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