Wildlife trafficking in video

"Wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry that routinely causes extreme cruelty to individual animals and often threatens the very survival of the species. The illegal trade alone is worth an estimated $5 billion to $20 billion annually, and the Congressional Research Service reports that “the illegal wildlife trade is among the most lucrative illicit economies in the world behind illegal drugs and possibly human trafficking and arms trafficking.”

Wildlife Trafficking in Brazil

 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (NTN24) - The Brazilian rainforest is alive with a huge range of colorful wildlife of all shapes and sizes. But this wildlife is under threat from an increasingly aggressive animal trafficking network. With lesser criminal penalties, animal trafficking is almost as lucrative as drugs and arms trafficking.

Wildlife Trafficking in Indonesia

Al Jazeera English is marking five years on air this month and looking back at some of the stories we covered on our first day of broadcast. One of the first reports was a special look at animal trafficking across Asia. It is a multi-billion dollar global industry, out-weighed only by the illegal weapons and drugs trade. So after five years, has anything changed? Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.

Wildlife Trafficking in Peru

From monkeys to macaws, private collectors can get their hands on most endangered animals, if they are willing to pay the price. The trafficking of wild animals generates some 20 billion dollars a year worldwide. Under Peruvian law, anyone caught with an endangered animal is liable to be punished by a prison term. Yet while rare animals live in cages, not a single human trafficker has served any time behind bars. Is Peru losing the battle against this illegal trade?

Wildlife Trafficking in Thailand

Illegal wildlife trading in thailand harms the economies of south east asia as tourists only pay money to see wildlife in their natural habitat and national parks. Wildlife trading will cause species to go extinct if it continues. Please help the wildlife police by reporting illegal wildlife traders and avoid buying endangered species goods in shops and restaurants. Look after the environment and it will look after you!

Wildlife Trafficking in Nicaragua

Wildlife Trafficking in USA

 

The smuggling of protected wildlife into the US is a multi-billion dollar trade

Thousands of wild animals are trafficked through airports

Thousands of wild animals are trafficked through airports. 1 in 3 survives. This public service announcement was produced by AsiaWorks Television with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Two in Thailand held for smuggling carcasses from Malaysia

BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested two men in connection with the smuggling of tiger and leopard carcasses from Malaysia. They picked up the men – a Thai and a Vietnamese – in Kannayao yesterday and seized the carcasses of two tigers and two leopards. Central Investigation Bureau deputy chief Maj-Gen Sriwara Rangpramnakun said initial investigations revealed that the carcasses were destined for China, enroute Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. He said the carcasses were smuggled into Thailand from Malaysia through Sadao in Songkhla.

Photo: FREELAND Foundation / AP

According to the police, the men claimed that the dead tigers could fetch up to 700,000 baht (RM70,000) each. Perhilitan, the Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department, said it had come across quite a number of cases of Malaysian-registered luxury cars being modified to hide illicit cargo of endangered animals. Another tactic was to hide illegal wildlife by mixing them with products such as fish and vegetables while some traffickers try to pass off the animals as airline cargo.

Under the Wildlife Conservation Act, which went into effect recently, those caught smuggling endangered wildlife could face a fine of up to RM500,000 and mandatory jail time. 

Source: Bernama