放射性犀牛与快速鳗鱼DNA检测：科技助力打击野生动物贩运

A range of technologies are being deployed in the fight against wildlife trafficking. By Matthew Ponsford Every year, poachers shoot hundreds of rhinos, fish- ing crews haul millions of sharks out of protected seas, and smugglers carry count- less animals and plants across borders. This illegal activity is incredibly hard to disrupt, since it’s backed by sophisti- cated criminal networks and the perpe- trators know that their chances of being caught are slim. With an annual value of $20 billion, according to Interpol, it’s the world’s fourth-most-lucrative criminal enterprise after trafficking in drugs, weapons, and people. The United Nations seeks to end trafficking in protected species by 2030. …