Poaching, Part 2

We continue our series on poaching in this second part, where we provide some staggering statistics, and discuss supply and demand, the market structure behind this lucrative industry, and the myriad issues and solutions behind anti-poaching law enforcement.

Sources & Links
Read Jonah’s featured article on the incredible numbers of migrating birds over North America: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/4-billion-birds-will-fly-through-american-airspace-this-fall/

Visit and contribute to Jonah’s GoFundMe campaign:
https://www.gofundme.com/wetland-conservation-in-africa

Get a head-start education on the 2014 London Declaration, which we’ll be talking about next episode:
https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/illegal-wildlife-trade-2014

Read about the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime: https://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Environmental-crime/International-Consortium-on-Combating-Wildlife-Crime

Learn more about Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs):
https://cites.org/eng/prog/iccwc.php/Action/report_second_global_meeting_WENs

And about Conservation South Luangwa and community-based law enforcement:
https://cslzambia.org/

And finally, learn more about the awesome all-female anti-poaching Akashinga unit in Zimbabwe:
https://www.iapf.org/akashinga/

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