Illegal wildlife trafficking is a $19 billion-a-year business, making it the fourth largest illicit market after drugs, counterfeiting, and human trafficking, yet efforts to control it are
Join Scoop.it for Free
Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
Already have an account: Login
Following the Animal Poaching Trail in Africa and the World
Curated by
Wildlife Margrit
|
Scooped by Wildlife Margrit onto Wildlife Trafficking: Who Does it? Allows it? |
Scoop.it!
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Patrick Brown is a professional photojournalist who has spent the last twenty years of his life documenting all facets of the illegal sale of endangered animals in Asia. Driven by his life’s ...
Wildlife Margrit's insight:
Patrick gives us some first hand insight into what's really going on in China in the arena of wildlife trafficking and trading. Plus an interesting view from the author into the Chinese culture and the low status of animals. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
Hmm! Had heard that wildlife trafficking ranked 3rd?
However, what's most important is that too few governments take the illegal trade seriously enough to eradicate it.