Download or read book World Wildlife Crime Report 2016 written by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trafficking of wildlife is increasingly recognized as both a specialized area of organized crime and a significant threat to many plant and animal species. The World Wildlife Crime Report 2016 takes stock of the present wildlife crime situation with a focus on illicit trafficking of specific protected species of wild fauna and flora, and provides a broad assessment of the nature and extent of the problem at the global level. It includes a quantitative market assessment and a series of in-depth illicit trade case studies.