Trafficking in Wildlife: a Criminal Trade that Also Threatens Global Health

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It is the fourth most lucrative illicit trade in the world: wildlife. It generates more than $200 billion a year for criminal networks. But in addition to endangering these species, this trade also promotes the emergence of diseases and the risk of their transmission to humans. A serious global health alert, according to the authors of a large study published in the journal Science.