​Rhinos (& Pangolins) Are The World’s Most-Trafficked Animals – Tyler Durden

Rhinos (& Pangolins) Are The World’s Most-Trafficked Animals Wildlife trafficking is the world’s fourth largest illegal trade when including fisheries and plantlife, after narcotics, human trafficking and counterfeit products, according to the U.S. Homeland Security.  According to Germany’s Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, wildlife crimes are frequently associated with other types of crimes, such as money-laundering, corruption as well as tax and customs fraud, but these are only rarely pursued when dealing with wildlife offenses. The overlapping of wildlife crime with other serious organized crimes makes it a “convergent crime”. While shark-finning has gained prominence in the news recently,…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More