Tracking the Traffickers: Wildlife Crime, Risk, and Intelligence

29/07/2025 51 min

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What do baby gorillas, timber exports, and corporate risk advisory have in common? In this episode of The BITE Pod, host Anne Riitho is joined by William Brown, Eric Stouch, and Elisabeth Frick of Focused Conservation and Akili Alliance, to explore how wildlife trafficking is evolving — and how law enforcement, technology, and business intelligence can work together to stop it. From fake CITES certificates and animal cover loads to capacity building in African wildlife crime units, this conversation spans continents and sectors to spotlight what's really driving illegal trade — and what we can do about it.

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