Illegal turtle trade: first steps to monitoring illegal sea turtle parts
By jhjanicki on Thursday,July 28th, 2016 in Conservation, Wildlife Trade, No Comments
The illegal wildlife trade, which is estimated to be worth USD7-23 billion a year (TRAFFIC), has now reached significant global proportions and is an increasing threat to biodiversity. Sea turtles are some of the many species affected by this trade, anywhere from turtle eggs, meat, shells or whole turtles are known to be harvested. Reasons […]