Covid-19 Pandemic Has Already Caused A Spike In Poaching Across The World
As the spectre of Covid-19 continue to preoccupy the planet , conservationists fear there could be a revivification of illegal poaching across the world . The Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS)has warnedthat “ we ’re already see a spindle in poach ” in reception to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic . The WCS notes that threegiant ibis – a critically endangered species – were poisoned in the Chhep Wildlife Sanctuary of Cambodia in former April 2020 , while over 100 painted stork chicks were poached in late March at Cambodia ’s Prek Toal Ramsar Site ....