Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Michael Connarty (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 July 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.

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ELEPHANT MASSACRES IN THE CONGO BASIN

That this House is concerned that in early May 2013, 26 elephants, including four babies, were massacred by rebels in the Central African Republic's world famous bai in Dzanga Sangha National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site and that in early 2012 over 300 elephants in Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park were slaughtered by Sudanese rebels; notes that 60 per cent of the Congo Basin's elephant population is estimated to have been lost in the past decade; is further concerned that in China it is still fashionable to adorn one's house or person with elephant body parts; and calls on the Government to do all it can to press for the necessary governance to be put in place in Africa and China to stop the slaughter and trade in elephant parts so that the species does not become extinct.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

382 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Mike Hancock

Joan Walley

Mike Weir

Jim Sheridan

Subjects

Animal welfare Africa Wildlife

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk