Organized Crime

From the quotes below about elephant poaching, it is easy to see that this issue is growing worse before our very eyes.  Poachers do not even need firearms anymore, it seems!

"They (poachers) are heavily armed and highly organized."
~International Herald Tribune

"It’s easy to kill an elephant (lately poachers in Kenya and Tanzania have been using poisoned watermelons)."
~National Geographic Blood Ivory

“Over the past few years wildlife trafficking has become more organized, more lucrative, more widespread, and more dangerous than ever before, we are increasingly seeing wildlife trafficking has serious implications for the security and prosperity of people around the world.”
~Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

"Transnational organized crime has moved into many aspects of the illicit trade in wildlife. The scale, seriousness and links to the security agenda are evident now in wildlife trafficking particularly in elephant ivory and rhino horn."
~Wildlife trade expert Crawford Allan

“We have good reason to believe that rebel militias are players in a worldwide ivory market worth millions and millions of dollars a year," 
~Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

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