Saturday, 9 July 2022

Wildlife traffickers in Oregon sentenced to help researchers study wildlife crime

Wildlife traffickers in Oregon sentenced to help researchers study wildlife crime

It was exactly 16 minutes into the Zoom meeting before the topic of Yuan Xie’s parole officer came up. Xie, a convicted turtle trafficker, shifted in his seat. “I don’t know how often we’re supposed to check in with your parole officer, but I think we should be able to show we’re making good progress,” wildlife crime expert Meredith Gore told Xie, who’s collaborating with her on a research project studying the illegal wildlife trade online.

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