Conference: Illegal wildlife trade worth $10 billion
Environmental News NetworkPosted: July 31st, 2006 by Thomas L. Knapp
“The global illegal trade in wild animals and plants has exceeded $10 billion a year, becoming the world’s third-largest source of illicit income after drugs and guns, a wildlife conference heard on Friday. Illegal wildlife trade threatens species’ survival and leads to ecological damage, said a statement sent by the Beijing office of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). The closed-door conference, organised by China’s Ministry of Public Security, Forestry Bureau and Interpol, ended in Beijing on Thursday.” (07/31/06)
