Tracking the Traffickers

This article appeared in the September/October 2016 issue of Popular Science. To read the full digital article, click here. Wildlife crime is putting thousands of species at risk of extinction to feed a growing human demand for food, pets, medicine, and status symbols. Led by international crime syndicates that move animals and products through black markets, illegal trafficking is an industry that’s worth up to $150 billion each year.

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