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Close According to a U.S. nonprofit that studies transnational security issues, the coronavirus pandemic hampered both wildlife smugglers ability to transport their products abroad and law enforcement s ability to track them. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The case could never be more evident than in an estimate by the Center for Advanced Defense Studies for National Geographic, the amount of elephant ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales confiscated by authorities in 2020 was much less than in the previous five years (C4ADS). Decrease in Amount According to Faith Hornor, a C4ADS program manager who led the study, assessing seizures of these three wildlife items isn t indicative of what s been going on with the illegal wildlife trade in general. Still, it is a strong predictor of intercontinental wildlife trade patterns between Africa and Asia, where those three resources are significant.

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