The sixth major extinction event and illegal wildlife trafficking
Boiling Point host Cat chats with Charlotte Read. Charlotte has a degree in conservation and currently teaches children about wildlife and conservation at a zoo in Melbourne. Her interests in conservation are the human wildlife conflict, and in particular illegal wildlife trade. Since she is based in Melbourne, Cat talks to her to her via zoom about the sixth major extinction event and illegal wildlife trafficking.
Charlotte tagging and sampling for small mammal surveys in the Grampians National Park, pictured is a heath mouse.
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Want to learn more about the sixth major extinction event and illegal wildlife trafficking? Check out these links:
WWF Australia (https://www.wwf.org.au/what-we-do/species/illegal-wildlife-trade-and-poaching#gs.nkrmqa)
TRAFFIC (https://www.traffic.org/)
CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species) (https://cites.org/eng/prog/iccwc)
Wildlife Justice Commission (https://wildlifejustice.org/)