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Wildlife Trust empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human health.


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  • Sick and Wrong 0

    Posted 5 years, 10 months ago
    • 350 million+ -- number of plants and animals involved in international wildlife trade each year1
    • $6 billion -- annual worth of criminal wildlife trade2
    • 99,939 -- number of primates legally imported into the U.S. as pets or research animals between 1995 and 20021
    • 80-90 -- percentage of macaque monkeys (popular exotic pets) infected with Herpes B virus or Simian B, a virus harmless to monkeys but often fatal to humans1
    • 18.3 million+ -- number of live reptiles imported to the U.S. between 1989 and 19973
    • 7 million+ -- number of iguanas, snakes, lizards, and… Read More

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