and much of that trade is illegal Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade Michael Tlusty is a founding member of the ...

The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns ...

an unprecedented level of funding has been committed to disrupting illegal wildlife trade (IWT) globally. Such investment has come alongside a pronounced increase in political attention to the issue, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The legal wildlife trade is worth $220 billion annually and involves at least 70,000 species, yet data on its sustainability is scarce ...

When we exploit them through trade and habitat infringement ... We desperately need action at home to halt demand for wildlife.” Overall, the United States consumes roughly 20% of the global wildlife ...