Two massive Emirates A380 jets take to the skies this week wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world’s leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.
The livery features some of the planet’s wildlife threatened by poaching and the illegal wildlife trade and aims to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade and communicate the need for urgent action.
The airline is also collaborating with international organisations to train and better equip its ground and cargo staff to detect and deal with illegal wildlife products in transit. As the required paperwork for movement of some wildlife products is often forged, Emirates also made the decision to ban trophy shipments.
