What is Wildlife Crime? Part 2

What is Wildlife Crime? Part 2

by | Apr 4, 2020 | Wildlife Crime

The academic study of wildlife crime falls between two distinct disciplines: criminology and conservation science. Traditionally, the discipline of criminology has focused on the study of conventional street crimes (e.g. robbery and burglary); criminal law has been...
What is Wildlife Crime? Part 1

What is Wildlife Crime? Part 1

by | Mar 27, 2020 | Wildlife Crime

As a wildlife criminologist I investigate how the poaching and trafficking of wild animals is facilitated, with the goal of applying contextually specific measures to help combat it. Wildlife crime is a complex and growing phenomenon but has only recently garnered...
Musk Deer Poaching

Musk Deer Poaching

by | Mar 21, 2020 | Wildlife Crime

A rather obscure deer is under increasing threat from poaching to satiate demand in multiple Asian countries. The population of musk deer in the Russian Far East is already facing local extinction and regional population collapse could be imminent if action is not...