A new report from the global nonprofit International Fund for Animal Welfare revealed that illegal wildlife trafficking has skyrocketed across Latin America in recent years. Researchers warn that the ...
Christian Science Monitor: Wild animals are disappearing in Latin America. Colombia is fighting back.
Mongabay: Organized crime role in Latin American wildlife trade hidden in shadow
Potential profits from domestic and international trafficking in rare Amazon parrots, sea cucumbers, totoaba, and other wildlife are soaring — attracting the same Latin American criminal syndicates ...
Royal United Services Institute: Stolen Species, Missed Opportunities: Wildlife Laundering in Latin America
Noozhawk: Maria Fotopoulos: Drug Trafficking, Illegal Immigration, Illicit Wildlife Trade Converge in Latin America
Converging and growing criminal operations in human and drug trafficking, money laundering and wildlife trade — legal and illegal — add more pressure to animal species already under threat of ...
Maria Fotopoulos: Drug Trafficking, Illegal Immigration, Illicit Wildlife Trade Converge in Latin America
Latin America is astoundingly biologically diverse, while its enforcement of wildlife trading laws is extremely weak, creating the perfect market for traffickers. Traffickers sell the majority of ...
MSN: Researchers sound alarm over 'eye-opening' trend in illicit trade across Latin America: 'Quite alarming'
Researchers sound alarm over 'eye-opening' trend in illicit trade across Latin America: 'Quite alarming'
NPR: It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. It was peak breeding session on this peninsula known for its rich marine wildlife. Usually, the salty ...