PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (1 November 2022)
Motion Details
That this House is concerned about the increasing risk of extinction of Asian elephants; praises the conservation efforts of Chester Zoo including their ground-breaking scientific research in collaboration with the University of Surrey into the development of a vaccine to combat Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus which has a fatality rate of over 80 per cent in young elephants; and calls on the Government to support conservation zoos in their mission to prevent extinction.
Sponsored by:
Grahame Morris (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
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