https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211021121050.htm

In a paper published in Biological Conservation, the team of researchers investigated the many ways in which the trade negatively impacts species, ecosystems, and society -- including people's health, crime and our economies.

Co-author, Dr Oliver Stringham from the University of Adelaide said: "The Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade is growing at a global level and the impacts are far-reaching.