Bounty And The Beast
THE serious illegal wildlife trade is not a monopoly of Indonesia-let alone of Aceh and other parts of Sumatra-where most of the crime seems to take place. Yet conservationists point to Southeast Asia as the region with the most acute problem. According to a 2008 World Bank report, this region is not only a key supplier of global demand for endangered and protected species, it is also a major consumer center as well as a trafficking transit point.
April 28, 2015
THE serious illegal wildlife trade is not a monopoly of Indonesia-let alone of Aceh and other parts of Sumatra-where most of the crime seems to take place. Yet conservationists point to Southeast Asia as the region with the most acute problem. According to a 2008 World Bank report, this region is not only a key supplier of global demand for endangered and protected species, it is also a major consumer center as well as a trafficking transit point
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