Crippled economies and industries worldwide, but it hasnt slowed down the illegal wildlife trade. Experts say the trade in illegal bush meat has exploded and believe poachers are stockpiling ivory until sea cargo returns to normal levels. So the launch of a new Wildlife Centre in singapore has come at a good time. Authorities there seized nine tonnes of ivory worth more than 13 million us in 2019. The haul was recently crushed and the process live streamed on the internet. But before they destroyed it, researchers carried out dna testing on the ivory in a new facility designed to help wildlife detectives track down those responsible. Part of that project is sam wasser, the director of the center for conservation biology at the university of washington in seattle. Speaking a little earlier he explained how covid 19 has affected the illegal wildlife trade. Covid 19 has essentially eliminated tourist dollars among protected areas across africa and one of the things that has resulted in is
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