Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade

JEFFREY GETTLEMAN: ‘Ape trafficking is a little-known corner of the illicit wildlife trade, a global criminal enterprise that hauls in billions of dollars. But unlike the thriving business in elephant ivory, rhino horns, tiger bone wine or pangolin scales, ape smuggling involves live animals — some of the most endangered, intelligent and sensitive animals on … Continue reading Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade