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The Big Q: Who lives, who dies, and why? How we can stop the trade in endangered animals. April 9, 2019

The Big Q: Who lives, who dies, and why? How we can stop the trade in endangered animals. April 9, 2019

The Big Q: Who lives, who dies, and why? How we can stop the trade in endangered animals. April 9, 2019 April 9, 2019, 21.95 MB
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Despite efforts to preserve endangered animals, trafficking has increased in some parts of the world by an estimated 5000% according to conservationists and the poaching is pushing some animals to the very brink of extinction. In 2014, 46 countries signed the London Declaration which was set up to work towards ending wildlife trafficking through law enforcement and cross-country cooperation. Wildlife trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry that has reportedly helped fund Al-Qaeda-related groups. What is the scope of the problem? What should be done about it? Maria Armoudian speaks with David Wilkie, Tanya Wyatt, and Marc Bekoff.

The Big Q website: www.thebigq.org