CRIMINAL NATURE
ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE THREATENS GLOBAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY VIOLENCE, RADICALISM, AND TERROR
Illegal wildlife trade has been linked to drug trafficking and money laundering in already fragile areas.
Organized crime groups find wildlife trafficking attractive due to the low risks, high profits, and weak penalties.
Illegal ivory trade is linked to many rebel groups and militias in Africa.
THE VALUE OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE Illegal wildlife trade is worth at least $19 billion per year, and is ranked the 4th most lucrative global illegal activity.
NARCOTICS
COUNTERFEITING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
OIL
ILLEGAL WILDLIFE
ART
$25,344/ POUND
GOLD
PLATINUM
HUMAN ORGANS
SMALL DIAMONDS ARMS
FOREST RANGERS
$30,000/ POUND
$22,240/ POUND
GOLD
In the last decade, poachers have killed at least 1,000 rangers in 35 countries in incidents related to illegal wildlife trade.
BLACK MARKET RHINO HORN
COMMODITIES TRAFFICKERS COMMONLY EXPLOIT... THE SUPPLY CHAIN FEEDS DEMAND. BUSHMEAT
BIG CAT PELTS TRADITIONAL CRAFTS TIBETAN ANTELOPE WOOL
HUNTING TROPHIES
LEATHER GOODS
BEAR GALL BLADDERS
CLOTHING RHINOCEROS HORNS
IVORY SHARK FINS
JEWELRY
CULINARY DELICACIES
TORTOISE SHELLS TRINKETS & DECORATIONS
PANGOLIN SCALES
CAVIAR
PETS
TRADITIONAL ASIAN MEDICINES