When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...

Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after ...

This piece comes to us from Colin Poole, a Regional Director for WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) based in Phnom Penh, where he manages a portfolio of programs that include China. This week, we are ...

Singapore approved the import of a taxidermied polar bear and other unusual wildlife items in 2024, regulated by CITES. Read ...

Millions of imperiled animals are plucked from the wild each year for the wildlife trade. In November 2022, countries from around the world will gather for the triennial meeting of the Convention on ...

Monique Sosnowski is a wildlife criminologist who specializes in global wildlife conservation and wildlife crime, with particular interests in trade, poaching, and security. Her field research has ...

Customs officials in Singapore made a grisly discovery in April 2019 at a port on the island’s southern coast. Inside shipping containers supposedly transporting frozen beef from Nigeria to Vietnam, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As the global international trade treaty approaches its half century anniversary, some scientists say it needs an overhaul to make its structures ...

Fauna & Flora’s 10 species to watch in 2026 includes extremely venomous vipers, highly prized falcon, a guitarfish which ...

Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after ...