One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g44zv37qo

#HackerNews #wildlifetrafficking #wildlifeconservation #animalrights #biodiversity #environmentalissues

Environmental crime or wildlife crime are crimes which are destructive or extractive to nature
"Crime and punishment in the outback: A review of extractive and destructive green crime cases in Australia's criminal justice system."

" Illegal activities harming the environment and aimed at benefiting individuals or groups or companies from the exploitation of, damage to, trade or theft of natural resources, including, but not limited to serious crimes and transnational organized crime"

"In 2018 a farmhand in rural Victoria, Australia, was found guilty of the illegal killing of over 400 wedge-tailed eagles (Aquila audax), a large and long-lived bird of prey which is protected under the Wildlife Act 1975 (Vic) "
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Onley, I. R., Alber, J., Smith, K. A. F., Toole, K., Chadwick, D. L., Williams, C., & Cassey, P. (2026). Crime and punishment in the outback: A review of extractive and destructive green crime cases in Australia's criminal justice system. Conservation Science and Practice, e70232. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70232

#Biodiversity #extractivism #CITES #monetisation #TakeCulture #WildlifeTrafficking #LandClearing #Fishing #WildlifeTrade #reptiles #WaterTheft #CriminalJusticeSystem #WEC #harm #exploitation #CompanionSpecies #GreenCrimes

Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia
Flogging off native animals and plants

" Around the world, wildlife and environmental crime is surging. It is estimated to be the fourth largest organised transnational crime sector, and to be growing at a rate two to three times faster than the global economy."

"This is a considerable problem, because Australia has unique and endemic wildlife species, high extinction rates, and is a country that is difficult to police due to its sheer size and vast remote areas. Our new, Australia-first study addresses this knowledge gap."

"We don’t understand the full extent and impact of these crimes in Australia, but we do know they can be disastrous. Wildlife trafficking and illegal trade erodes biodiversity through the removal of native species from their habitats. It also fuels the spread of invasive species, parasites and diseases."

"Over half of the environmental crimes (61.3%) occurred in outer regional and remote areas of Australia. "
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https://theconversation.com/crime-against-wildlife-is-surging-in-australia-these-4-reforms-can-help-tackle-it-273006
#Biodiversity #extractivism #CITES #monetisation #TakeCulture #WildlifeTrafficking #crime #loggingImpacts #deforestation #LandClearing #ecosystems #destruction #Trade #pets #consumption #NativeSpecies #flora #reptiles #birds #extinction #WEC #fishing #harm #exploitation

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#Pangolin #WildlifeTrafficking #Conservation #AnimalRescue #Vietnam

https://vietnamnet.vn/12-ca-the-te-te-duoc-van-chuyen-trai-phep-tren-xe-o-to-7-cho-2469880.html

Grey parrots in peril due to wildlife trafficking, fuelling the illegal pet trade

https://peertube.wtf/w/rT2Xp5kLUXej5RbjqJdzBq