Estimated to be worth up to $23 billion per year, illicit wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest illegal trade industry worldwide – following counterfeit products, drugs and humans.

Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after ...

But it’s not just an issue that affects wildlife. The illegal wildlife trade is a huge international organised crime – the fourth biggest illegal trade in the world, worth over an estimated £15 ...