Wildlife Trade
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Canada’s financial intelligence unit steps up fight against illegal wildlife tradeFintrac is encouraging banks and other enterprises to be on the lookout for signs that business dealings could involve the illegal trafficking of animals and exotic plants.CanadaJan 31, 2023
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Vietnam bans wildlife trade over coronavirus pandemic fearsVietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products -- often from endangered species -- that are used in traditional medicine or in preparing exotic cuisine.WorldJul 24, 2020
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Ex-Mountie narwhal smuggler extradited to U.S. to await trialA retired RCMP officer is behind bars in the U.S. facing charges in relation to an international narwhal parts smuggling operation.CanadaMar 17, 2016
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2 years in U.S. prison for Canadian citizen who smuggled rhinoceros horn cupsA Canadian citizen is going to spend two years in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to smuggling objects made from rhinoceros horn.CanadaNov 13, 2015
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Indonesian police find endangered cockatoos smuggled in water bottlesIndonesian police stopped a man allegedly smuggling almost two dozen endangered yellow-crested cockatoos that were crammed into plastic water bottles.EnvironmentMay 6, 2015
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WATCH: UK’s Hague, Prince William warn of wildlife crisisBritish Foreign Secretary William Hague says the illegal wildlife trade has become a global criminal industry that ranks with drugs and arms and people trafficking.EnvironmentFeb 13, 2014
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