Local impact, global challenge: the role of domestic markets in the illegal wildlife trade

The illegal wildlife trade commonly conjures up harrowing images of mutilated tigers, elephants or rhinoceroses hunted by armed poachers and trafficked by international crime syndicates to fulfil the demands of rich elites. Such disturbing images have drawn global attention to illegal wildlife trade, and this is now a prolific research and conservation space. Although much remains to be learnt about this dynamic threat, advances have been made in regulation and enforcement and in changing the behaviours of traders and consumers, particularly in relation to high-value, charismatic species. Full article – LINK