Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world's ...

We examine two primary threats to primate population persistence, namely the commercialized hunting and capturing of wild primates and their body parts.

(PDF) Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world's ...

We examine two primary threats to primate population persistence, namely the commercialized hunting and capturing of wild primates and their body parts.

Wildlife Trafficking: Why battling this illicit trade is crucial - ICE

At the core of illegal wildlife trafficking is a rapidly expanding demand for a variety of products around the world: bushmeat; ...

Initiatives Wildlife Trade - WCS One Health

The illegal trafficking of wildlife is a multibillion-dollar industry now recognized as a leading threat not only to biodiversity conservation, but also to ...

What is Poaching? The Illegal Wildlife Trade Explained

Wildlife crime is a big business. Run by dangerous international networks, wildlife and animal parts are trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms.

Despite two decades of concerted action, wildlife trafficking persists ...

... worldwide with more than 4,000 species ... trade; and provides policy recommendations. The scale and harms of wildlife crime. The global ...

Illegal wildlife trade has become one of the 'world's largest criminal ...

“Criminal syndicates trafficking in illegal wildlife products conduct their clandestine operation across international borders, causing ...

World Wildlife Crime Report 2024

Organized criminal groups remain heavily involved in wildlife crime and play important roles across the trafficking chain, from source to end ...

Illegal wildlife trade is a top global crime, INTERPOL says

The illegal wildlife trade makes up to $20 billion a year, with environmental and human consequences, including biodiversity loss.

TRAFFIC | Trade in Wild Species

Global supply chains for wild plants and animals provide livelihoods for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. At the same time, illegal trade – one of the ...

Global Wildlife Program - World Bank

The estimated economic losses due to illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trade are $1 trillion–$2 trillion per year—with more than 90 percent of these losses ...

How Does Wildlife Trafficking Impact People and the Environment?

Wildlife trafficking is an international environmental crime. It's also one of the world's largest organized crimes run by international ...

Wildlife Trade | WWF - Panda.org

Illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade are major threats to many of the world's species. Through its global network and especially the work of TRAFFIC, ...

Illegal Wildlife Trade | GEF

Habitat destruction and poaching to supply the international illegal wildlife trade (IWT) are two key drivers of this grave problem. The value of illegal trade ...

Ground-breaking report draws first overall picture of global wildlife ...

With 184 Parties, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) remains one of the world's most ...

Illegal Wildlife Trade - Traffic.org

The trafficking and unsustainable trade in wildlife commodities such as elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, tiger bone, bear bile, and rosewood are ...

An introduction to illegal wildlife trade and its effects on biodiversity ...

Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is among the most lucrative illegal industries in the world. Its consequences go far beyond direct effects on the species in ...

Unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade | WWF - Panda.org

Washington, USA, 6th August 2018—A new analysis of global wildlife trafficking seizures in the air transport sector reveals that wildlife traffickers are ...

Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world's ... - OUCI

Trade and trafficking also can lead to the emergence of infectious diseases, increasing biosecurity risks to humans. Between 2015 and 2021, CITES reported ...

Illegal Wildlife Trade in China - Ballard Brief

International wildlife trafficking has become a low-risk, high-return illegal trade. China is a top demand country for wildlife products.