Though wildlife trafficking has been effectively disrupted since the first World Wildlife Day—established 50 years ago today via the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2023
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Transnational environmental crime—wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, dumping hazardous waste and more—takes an estimated $91 to $259 billion bite out of the global economy and has strong ties to organized crime finance, ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2019
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Global decline of wildlife populations is driving increases in violent conflicts, organized crime and child labor around the world, according to a policy paper led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. ...
Ecology
Jul 24, 2014
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Hatchling turtles are cute, small and inexpensive. Handled improperly, they can also make you sick.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a fast-growing "financial portfolio" within the larger illegal, violent, parallel transnational global economy. As such, it creates state-level security and development risks, especially ...
Ecology
Sep 26, 2023
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Trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products is estimated to be the fourth largest illegal trade in the world.
Ecology
May 26, 2023
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Wildlife trafficking is a well-known threat to biodiversity, with many species imperiled by poachers working in the illegal pet trade. Worse still, when traffickers are caught in the act, they often evade prosecution through ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2022
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Blue-tongue lizards and sulfur-crested cockatoos are among the native animals frequently smuggled overseas.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2022
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Deforestation of tropical old-growth forests increased last year, according to new satellite data unveiled Tuesday, wiping out acreage roughly the size of Switzerland in a period when experts are raising alarms about the ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2020
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As the world reels under the coronavirus crisis on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, might nature be trying to tell us something?
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2020
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