Prince William in China: Illegal wildlife trade a ‘vicious form of criminality’

Britain’s Prince William (left) feeding a carrot to an elephant in the wild elephant valley in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province in China last week. Photo: AFP

Britain’s Duke of Cambridge calls for China to be a world leader in the fight against illegal trade in endangered animals.

The Duke of Cambridge has condemned the trade in illegal wildlife as a “vicious form of criminality” and said that China can be a global leader in the fight against it, in a speech on the last day of his visit to China.