(Reuters) - Illegal trafficking of plant and animal wildlife remains stubbornly prevalent, according to a U.N. report on Monday, and it is critical governments focus on more than just "iconic" species like elephants, where progress had been made.
While seizures reported in 2020 and 2021 were around half that in previous reports, that could be attributed to COVID-linked disruptions rather than a decline in actual trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Wildlife Crime Report said.
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