The lucrative trafficking of wildlife has become the 4th biggest illicit trade on the planet, worth an estimated $100 and $150 billion per year.
Six Indian nationals were arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday after trying to smuggle 87 live animalstrafficking trade, who often sell the animals in China and Vietnam. Although recent years have seen a surge in wildlife trafficking to India,can be seen peeking out of a wicker basket in photos released by the department.
“We have found out that the animals include 29 black throat monitor lizards, 21 snakes, 15 birds,” Thailand’s Customs Department announced in a statementsnakes were coiled together in cloth bags, and lizards were kept in what seemed like plastic tubs. Just last month, a Mongolian man was arrested at the same airport after a failed attempt to smuggle Komodo dragons, pythons, and two dozen live fish out of the Kingdom.184 parties in 1973, is designed to ensure that international tradehas becomeBesides diminishing species populations, illegal wildlife trade can threaten ecosystem functions, as it can create sex-ratio imbalances and slow the reproduction rate of vulnerable species, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes writes.
Additionally, the illicit practice can pose health threats to humans, especially if it introduces viruses, bacteria, or species to which native populations are not adequately resistant.Marina is a journalist at Bored Panda. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she holds a Bachelor of Social Science. In her spare time, you can find her baking sweet treats, reading, or binge-watching a docuseries on Netflix. Her main areas of interest are pop culture, literature, and education.
In my freetime, I enjoy spending time at the gym, gaming, binging Great British Bake Off and adding yet another tattoo artist that I would love to get a tattoo from to my pinterest board.Who buys them?"Mafia wives" and Mafia girlfriends. The size of the traffic is a frightening index to organized crime. What happens to the animals? Many- most- wind up being killed - to discipline the wife-girlfriend."Ugly" is an inadequate word.
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