Illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade is affecting all of us – what can we do about it?

Illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade is affecting all of us – what can we do about it?

2 years ago
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211013104605.htm

Wildlife can also play different social and economic roles for local communities, be harvested, and consumed locally, or be passed along a complex multinational trade chain.

"When people think about wildlife trade, they may think about ivory smuggling or the commerce in wild pets. But wildlife trade is more present in our daily lives than people imagine. For example, the timber that was used to make the table where your family has dinner may be a product of the wildlife trade," says Caroline Fukushima, researcher at the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus), University of Helsinki.