Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk

They look like devils and hence are called pez diablo in Spanish, but these demonic objects are dried and mutilated versions of living rays known as guitarfish.

Peter Kyne, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~8 min

Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins

African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.

Charles Emogor, Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~6 min

Insect trafficking poses a risk to wildlife and human health

Wildlife trafficking extends to areas like ant smuggling and illegal trade

Angus Nurse, Professor of Law and Environmental Justice, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 9, 2025 • ~7 min

The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 – here’s what has worked and what needs to change

A global convention to control wildlife trade across 184 countries has encouraged conservation action but hasn’t entirely stopped illegal sales.

Michael 't Sas-Rolfes, Oxford Martin Fellow, Research Associate, Illegal Wildlife Trade, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~9 min

Banning wildlife trade can increase trade of other threatened species

Wildlife trade bans can encourage buyers and sellers to trade in similar species that haven’t been banned but may still be endangered.

Taro Mieno, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln • conversation
Feb. 3, 2025 • ~5 min

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

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – a look at the billions of animals the US imports from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

The global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species

Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.

Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University • conversation
Jan. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

From rhino horn snuff to pangolin livestock feed: we analysed half a century of patents to track the wildlife trade’s evolution

Analysis of thousands of patent applications sheds new light on hidden wild harvests.

Susanne Masters, PhD Candidate, Institute of Biology, Leiden University • conversation
Aug. 27, 2024 • ~8 min

Could South Korea become a model for tackling illegal tiger trade?

Formerly one of the world’s largest markets for tiger bone, new research sheds light on the current situation in South Korea.

Joshua Elves-Powell, PhD Researcher, Conservation Biology, UCL • conversation
May 29, 2024 • ~7 min

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