Australian wildlife smuggle

[vogelcommando]

Article about the smuggling of Gecko's from Australia :

'Spectacular' native geckoes being poached and sold on black market as most at-risk reptiles named

 

[Unenlagia90]

Australia bans all kinds of commercial animal export, so this may be the main reason why smuggling constantly exists.They should have been cooperating with other country's reptile shops/breeders had so many reptile farms.

 

[WalkingAgnatha]

Australia bans all kinds of commercial animal export, so this may be the main reason why smuggling constantly exists.They should have been cooperating with other country's reptile shops/breeders had so many reptile farms.

No? Threat of smuggling shouldn't force a country into sending it's own unique biodiversity for commercial use.