‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, says UN crime agency

May 14, 2024, at 04:46 pm

Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday.

How India's expanding airports are conduits for wildlife trafficking

Jul 11, 2020, at 10:12 pm

India is among the top 20 countries for the illegal wildlife trade and its fast expanding airport sector is often used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle high-end, high-value species and products. Wildlife trade poses the second-biggest direct threat to the survival of species after habitat destruction, reports Mongabay India writer Mahima A. Jain