Innovations, Vol. 1, No. 2, Pages 25–35.
By Dener Giovanni
Excerpt: Animal trafficking, the third largest illegal trade in the world after drugs and arms,
is a US$20 billion business. Brazil is estimated to account for up to 15% of this
illicit global trade. In Brazil alone approximately 38 million animals are poached
every year, posing a deep threat to regional and global biodiversity. The trade is as
wasteful as it is massive; nine out of ten animals die while being captured or transported,
often in torturous circumstances.
