Wildlife Trafficking

These crimes threaten tens of thousands of species around the world, causing extinctions, hurting people and spreading disease.

A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.

New research indicates a growing online trade in porcupine bezoars — a ball of inedible material that sometimes gathers in their digestive tracks.

The strategy represents hope for people and wildlife, and can be a model for governments, but it still lacks critical funding to carry out its goals.

The world’s smallest bears face oversized pressure from poaching, traditional medicine and the illegal pet trade. The COVID-19 pandemic could make things even worse.

Our desire for the companionship of exotic pets from around the world has fueled the spread of disease.

Diseases can cause animal populations to decline or even go extinct. And they’re often worsened by environmental threats caused by people.

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.

Bats have come under fire as scientists work to understand the origins of the novel coronavirus, but we have more reasons to be thankful for bats than afraid of them.

Wildlife trade, deforestation, industrial farming and other factors threaten both animals and human health.