Doody J Sean, Reid Joan A, Bilali Klejdis, Diaz Jennifer, Mattheus Nichole
Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus, 140 7th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705 USA.
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus, 140 7th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705 USA.
Crime Sci. 2021;10(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s40163-021-00154-9. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
Despite the immense impact of wildlife trafficking, comparisons of the profits, costs, and seriousness of crime consistently rank wildlife trafficking lower relative to human trafficking, drug trafficking and weapons trafficking. Using the published literature and current events, we make the case, when properly viewed within the context of COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases transmitted from wildlife, that wildlife trafficking is the most costly and perhaps the most serious form of trafficking. Our synthesis should raise awareness of the seriousness of wildlife trafficking for humans, thereby inducing strategic policy decisions that boost criminal justice initiatives and resources to combat wildlife trafficking.
尽管野生动物非法交易影响巨大，但在对犯罪的利润、成本和严重程度进行比较时，野生动物非法交易相对于人口贩卖、毒品交易和武器交易，其排名一直较低。利用已发表的文献和时事，我们认为，在新冠疫情及其他由野生动物传播的人畜共患病的背景下正确看待时，野生动物非法交易是成本最高且可能是最严重的非法交易形式。我们的综合分析应提高人们对野生动物非法交易对人类造成的严重性的认识，从而促使做出战略政策决策，加强刑事司法举措和资源投入以打击野生动物非法交易。
