The Cartels And Wildlife Crime (4/5/22)
There is no industry in Mexico that is immune to the influence of the cartels. That includes the wildlife industry. The Cartels and their connections overseas, mainly in China, are exploiting local fisheries and wildlife habitats to bring animals/fish to market illegally and then ship them off to China for consumption or use in traditional medicine. In this episode, we explore this dark market and how China is leveraging their relationship with the cartels to make it profitable.
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source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/mexican-cartels-are-expanding-into-wildlife-crime