![]() ![]() ![]() It is hard to overemphasize the fact that wildlife trafficking is a global crime that occurs in nearly every corner of the world. Wildlife trafficking occurs in, travels through, and is consumed in many countries. Illegal wildlife products come into the U.S. So that’s exactly what we did, to get the biggest possible picture of what wildlife trafficking into the U.S. ![]() All this information is recorded for each shipment, but not often analyzed as a whole. We looked at all wildlife imports from around the globe that were denied entry to the United States – whether they were seized by law enforcement, re-exported to where they came from, or abandoned by the sender. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Law Enforcement Management Information System (LEMIS). We recently analyzed a decade of data, from 2005 to 2014, provided by the U.S. What enters this country, and from where, gives us a greater perspective on wildlife trafficking. Wild animals from all over the world are captured or killed, then brought into this barbaric trade, the shipments sometimes traveling thousands of miles to reach a market where the demand for these animals, or what can be made from them, drives the whole process. Wildlife trafficking is a global concern. ![]()
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