ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLIT could be the most underestimated commercial crime in the world, the illegal trade in wildlife and their products. Some estimates put its value at US$5 billion-a-year, but governments do not really seem to care. Keith Nuthall reports.THERE are so many products to consider, ranging from preserved organs of endangered species to captured specimens of animals and birds themselves, despite their being formally protected by international law. Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the trade ...
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