Nearly five million seized seahorses just 'tip of the iceberg' in global wildlife smuggling

ScienceDaily
May 28, 2025, 1:22 pm94 pts
Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than current data suggest. The study analyzed online seizure records from 2010 to 2021 and found smuggling incidents…

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