Coronavirus Disrupts Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, for Now

Summary: In this article, the idea of borders being closed and animal traffickers' businesses being put on hold, is brought up. Seen specifically in a flight from South Korea, that was meant to go to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam but ended up being diverted to Can Tho, officials discovered illegally trafficked parts of wildlife animals (in this case 11 rhino horns) that traffickers had planned on sending somewhere, but ultimately ended up somewhere else. It is this circumstance that is causing animal traffickers to worry that they won't be able to trade their shipments as easily as they normally would be able to, and are thus reducing their prices and decreasing their amounts of shipments. However, it is with accounts that are recorded in this article by those involved with the businesses, that say they believe that once this pandemic ceases to cause such closings of borders and transportation, that their business will rise again.

Coronavirus Disrupts Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, for Now

Response: After reading this article myself, I can see why its titled as such. This halting of trafficking will only be of any good if and only if these businesses are sought after and exploited, so that once shipments proceed as usual, their businesses will be shut down by society on a global scale. Something in the article that disturbed me the most was the fact that some people are saying that they are going to be taking advantage of the reduced ranger patrols and the lack of tourists at certain national parks in Africa, by going out and poaching animals. With this said, not only should the trafficking of wildlife animals be a topic of discussion and a problem to be solved, because without the conservation of animals being talked about, these people will continue to get a hold of these animals no matter what.