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Connections Between Trades And Trafficking In Wildlife And Drugs, Daan Van Uhm, Nigel South, Tanya Wyatt
Connections Between Trades And Trafficking In Wildlife And Drugs, Daan Van Uhm, Nigel South, Tanya Wyatt
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“Whilst drug trafficking has been a concern for several decades, wildlife trafficking has only fairly recently garnered international attention. Often media coverage of wildlife trafficking links it to the illegal trade of drugs. This article analyses wildlife and drug trafficking connections of various kinds. The purpose is to reveal the overlaps and synergies of wildlife and drug trafficking, providing concrete examples of where these markets co-exist as well as intertwine based on literature and original fieldwork. It explores the question of ‘Why in some cases, an illicit market remains focused on a single commodity, whilst in others it accommodates a …