Campaign cracks down on illegal wildlife trade

A national campaign from March to June aimed at cracking down on the illegal wildlife trade investigated over 14,000 cases and seized more than 540,000 animals and plants, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said this week.

The campaign, launched by the administration and 10 other government departments, also confiscated 90,000 wildlife products weighing nearly 500 metric tons, as well as about 60,000 illegal hunting and fishing tools, according to a statement released on the administration's website last week.

It also busted 546 criminal gangs and dealt with 15,000 criminals, it added.