Global wildlife trade is an enormous market, and US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species

PHYSorg
Jan 28, 2025, 1:21 pm124 pts
When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is one of the world's biggest wildlife importers.

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