July 28, 2017 by Layne Cameron ,
Meredith Gore
Leading scientists from around
the world convened this week at the International Congress for Conservation
Biology in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss how to better leverage science to
combat illegal wildlife trade—both within countries and across international
borders.
"The scope and scale of
illegal wildlife trafficking today is unprecedented," said Meredith Gore,
an associate professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University
and Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State. "Illegal
wildlife trafficking is a crime that can converge with other serious crimes,
such as drug
trafficking."
Gore joined other researchers
from universities, conservation NGOs, international organizations and national
governments to identify new opportunities to bring the full spectrum of
scientific knowledge to bear on the problem.
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