Wildlife trafficking should be covered as a crime story
Wildlife trafficking\xa0is a high-profile but complex topic that reporters struggle to tackle effectively. Three experts recently spoke with Mongabay about some of the thornier questions the media should consider when covering international wildlife crime.\xa0 \xa0 Wildlife trafficking should be covered as a crime story, first and foremost, because that's what it is, as one podcast guest argues. \xa0 Simone Haysome,\xa0Dwi N. Adhiasto, and\xa0Bryan Christy joined host Mike DiGirolamo in a live discussion that originally aired in late 2022 to unpack these questions as part of Mongbay's ongoing webinar series for environmental journalists.\xa0 \xa0 This conversation is useful to anyone interested in wildlife conservation issues, and refers to a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) meeting that occurred in Panama City, Panama in November of 2022. \xa0 Watch more from our webinar series for journalists:
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