The Environment and Wildlife Conservation

Zac Goldsmith, MP for Richmond Park and Kingston North and the government’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference champion, released European eels into the Thames with the leading eel conservation charity, the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG), to highlight the plight of the endangered species.

On Thursday 6th of September, Zac met with the Thames Landscape Strategy (TLS), a non-profit organisation, whose aim is to promote and conserve the river corridor between Weybridge, Hampton and Kew.  

Richmond Park and North Kingston MP Zac Goldsmith visited the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew to hear about Kew’s work in combatting the illegal trade in plants.

Zac Goldsmith held a meeting with Mr Simon Richards, Park Manager and Mr Adam Curtis, Assistant Park Manager on Monday, 16th of July at Holly Lodge in Richmond Park.

The Government has today (Tuesday 3 July) announced that Zac Goldsmith MP will play a key role in the preparations for an international conference about the illegal wildlife trade.

On Thursday 21st June, 90 paddle boarders plus litter picking groups of around 40 adults and school children collected an estimated 200 kg of plastic waste and litter from the river and towpath between Kew Bridge and Richmond.

On the evening of Monday 18 June, enthusiastic supporters of gorillas came together for a special Westminster reception hosted by Zac Goldsmith MP and the Gorilla Organization.

On 14 June, supporters of leading farm animal welfare charity, Compassion in World Farming took action to #StopLiveTransport.

Every year, 20,000 elephants are killed for their tusks—the equivalent of one elephant being killed every 25 minutes. The ivory trade has been the major contributor to a shocking 90 per cent fall in the elephant population over the last century.