Leading websites Google and eBay are fighting the sale of rare creatures and their body parts over the internet in an illicit market worth millions of pounds. Illicit wildlife trade is the fourth largest black market in the world, worth $20 billion annually, impacting more than 7,000 species of animals and plants. Did you know illegal…
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#WWD2018: EU determined to defeat wildlife trafficking
Wildlife trafficking is not a new phenomenon, but its scale, nature and impacts have changed considerably in recent years. Poaching has reached unprecedented levels for some species, and the world is currently facing a dramatic surge in wildlife trafficking. This year we celebrate #BigCats on #WorldWildlifeDay.We have taken action and joined up efforts with @CITES to fight trafficking…
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