Tell Thailands Environmental Minister to step up the fight against endangered species crime

After drugs and guns, the illegal trade of wildlife is the third most lucrative international smuggling business - generating a staggering $10 billion each year. Endangered species such as cheetahs, lion cubs, baboons, rare ornamental birds, houbara bustards, and falcons go for upwards of $5,000 each on the black market.

You have made public claims that your government does not support such crimes, yet Thailand remains a huge regional transportation hub for criminal networks transporting rare and endangered species across various countries within Asia and Southeast Asia. We, the international community, demand that the Thai government take tangible steps to eradicate the illegal wildlife trade by doing the following:

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