A new report has highlighted the maritime border zone between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines as a hotbed for the illegal wildlife trade, and called for urgent intergovernmental action to protect this biodiversity hotspot at the apex of the Coral Triangle. Wildlife trade monitoring nonprofit TRAFFIC documented and analyzed the seizure of more than 25,000 […]
The Philippines, a hotspot of marine biodiversity, has emerged as the global epicenter of an illicit trade in giant clams that threatens the survival of these massive sea creatures. According to a report published by wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC, the country accounts for 99.7% of the 121,391 metric tons of giant clams seized in trafficking […]
The global trade in giant clams warrants closer scrutiny following large-scale seizures and a lack of knowledge on the dynamics and scale of the trade, says a .
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