Combating Wildlife Trafficking: Respect and Protect

Publisher:
United States Department of State
Publication Date:
5 November 2012
Tags:
Wildlife, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Corruption, Asia, Australia, and Africa, Africa

This report reveals that illicit trade in threatened and endangered species is valued at $10 billion to $20 billion a year, and the increasingly intense demand for products derived from Africa’s and South Asia’s iconic land animals — elephants, rhinoceroses and tigers — threatens peace and security in both regions.

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