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Trading Years for Wildlife: An investigation into wildlife crime from the perspectives of offenders in Namibia [1]

Wanting to provide for a family or the lack of financial security are cited as key motivators for people caught illegally trading wildlife in Namibia, according to a new report released by TRAFFIC. Trading Years for Wildlife lifts the lid on why 45 offenders who are incarcerated in six different Namibian Correctional Service facilities, turned towards the illegal wildlife trade. The investigation, which took two years, reveals how economic, social, nutritional, and functional factors motivated the offenders to commit the crimes they are now serving sentences for.
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Publication Date: 
20/01/2021
Dominique Prinsloo [3], Sacha Riley-Smith [4], David Newton [5]
TRAFFIC [6]
Tags:
Wildlife [7], Wildlife Trade [8], Illegal Trade [9], Namibia [10], Africa [11]
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/trading-years-wildlife-investigation-wildlife-crime-perspectives-offenders-namibia
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/namibia offender survey 2021.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dominique-prinsloo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sacha-riley-smith
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-newton
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/traffic
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/namibia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa