US warehouse of 1.5 million stuffed animals stands as reminder of horrific illegal wildlife trade


The negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have included attempts to increase the severity of the punishments and improve efforts to stamp out the trade.

But China is one of the biggest culprits and it is not part of the TPP.

Mr Brownfield was ready for the question on why there are not greater penalties against China.

"I'm not going to pinpoint one particular country," he said.

"I'm going to be fair. I'm going to say to you China is a major consumer of illegally trafficked wildlife but may I tell you the United States of America is as well.

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