Wednesday 24 April 2013

Colombia Has a Wildlife Trafficking Problem | Motherboard

Colombia Has a Wildlife Trafficking Problem | Motherboard

We tend to think of the illegal wildlife trade as being centered in Africa, where elephants and rhinos are being poached with abandon, and Asia, where ivory, rhino horn, and everything from rare turtles to pangolins are prized. While that's a fair assessment, wildlife trafficking is a global business. Case in point: Colombian officials reportedly seized 64,507 animals from traffickers in 2012.

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