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Coronavirus disrupts illegal wildlife trafficking, for now

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  1. JXM
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    and It makes me sad that even during a world-stopping pandemic, people are still out there killing extremely endangered animals needlessly.

    “There’s too much money to be made from these products, and there’s too many people involved for this to have a significant long term impact,” said Sarah Stoner, a co-author of the report and director of intelligence at the Wildlife Justice Commission [...]

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    “We are tracking significant amounts of new trafficking activity in multiple countries, which seems to indicate that traffickers are both still very much in operation and also actively seeking ways to adapt and thrive in the new normal,” said Tim Wittig, the head of intelligence for United for Wildlife [...]

    It makes me sad that even during a world-stopping pandemic, people are still out there killing extremely endangered animals needlessly.