Liberian leader bans exportation of bush meat and wild animals

From Afrique Avenir via the IPPL facebook page

IPPL suggests sending a congratulatory email "to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf! She has, by proclamation, banned the exportation of wild animals and bush meat from Liberia! Send a nice note to her (info@emansion.gov.lr), on behalf of all Liberia’s monkeys and chimpanzees, who, like other primates throughout Africa, are threatened with extinction from unregulated trade and other human hazards"

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by proclamation banned the exportation of wild animals and bush meat from Liberia, APA learns here.

A Foreign Ministry press statement issued here Monday says the ban shall remain in force pending the passage of a proposed legislation to be submitted to the national legislature for enactment.

The statement said President Sirleaf is accordingly warning all those involved in the illegal exportation of bush meat and wild animals to desist with immediate effect or face the consequences. The statement said the ban is aimed at preserving Liberia’s wildlife as it has been observed that certain species of wild life are under threat of extinction. The government’s ban comes in the wake of reports of an increase in cross-border trade in wild animals and bush meat from Liberia.