Illegal animal traffickers

Format:

Book

Title:

Illegal animal traffickers

Author:

Yomtov, Nel

ISBN:

9780531214640

9780531220771

9781518209215

Publication:

New York, NY : Children's Press, [2016]

Physical Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series title(s):

True book.

Contents:

The illegal wildlife trade -- Worldwide criminals -- Wildlife trafficking hot spots -- The world's most trafficked mammal -- The ways of the trafficker -- A major impact -- A difficult battle.

Summary:

"Many protected wild animals fetch a high price on the black market, whether because their body parts are desirable resources for making clothing and other products or because people want to keep them as pets. Readers will learn how criminals called animal traffickers obtain these species and transport them around the world, evading law enforcement organizations along the way. They will also find out how animal trafficking harms the environment and what people are doing to fight it."--Amazon.com.

Subject(s):

Wildlife smuggling -- Juvenile literature.

Wildlife crimes -- Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Salem Main Library	J 364.13367 Yomtov 2016	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Animals in the wild can be in constant danger.Many protected wild animals fetch a high price on the black market, whether because their body parts are desirable resources for making clothing and other products or because people want to keep them as pets. Readers will learn how criminals called animal traffickers obtain these species and transport them around the world, evading law enforcement organizations along the way. They will also find out how animal trafficking harms the environment and what people are doing to fight it.

Author Notes

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of nonfiction books and graphic novels about American and world history, geography, sports, science, mythology, and military history. He has written numerous titles in Scholastic's True Books, Enchantment of the World, Cornerstones of Freedom, and Calling All Innovators series. Nel lives in the New York City area with his wife, Nancy, an educator. His son, Jess, is a sports journalist and website producer.