Endangered Shark Trophies Dominate the Online Wildlife Trade, Study Finds

Endangered shark trophies dominate the online wildlife trade, study finds

The wildlife trade, both legal and illegal, depletes biodiversity, with research indicating it results in a staggering two-thirds decline in the populations of some traded species. Which is why, when a filmmaker friend asked environmental science professor Jennifer Jacquet if she could “do something” about the widespread wildlife trade, especially the online sale of wildlife products, she began looking hard for a solution. “It is a really diffic…

Cruel, evil wildlife trade: Hong Kong's top authority paints horrifying picture of what goes on every day

Biodiversity across the globe is endangered by the illegal wildlife trade. Ecosystem collapse will be catastrophic to humanity.