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New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

  • Written by Eve Bohnett, Assistant Research Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida
New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife traffickingA baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025.Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and timber products, and identifying about 1,100 suspected wildlife...

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