Monitor fears wildlife smuggling surge after virus lockdowns
A Customs officer displaying seized pangolin scales during a press conference at the Customs Cargo Complex near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport today in 2017. The Wildlife Justice Commission says a ban on the sale of wild animals in China was causing backlogs in smuggling networks of pangolin scales and ivory across Southeast Asia. – EPA pic, April 29, 2020.
POACHING of endangered species could rebound as authorities divert their attention to enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures, an international wildlife watchdog said today, reporting stockpiling of ivory and other animal products as borders remain shut. The Wildlife Justice Commission said a ban on the sale of wild animals in China was causing backlogs in smuggling networks of pangolin scales and ivory across Southeast Asia.
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