Eel trafficking in EU called the ‘largest wildlife crime on Earth’
Source: Japan Times, Nov 21, 2018
PARIS, Nov 21, 2018 – Billions of euros worth of critically endangered eels are being trafficked each year from Europe, ending up on tables in China and Japan in what campaigners say is “the largest wildlife crime on Earth.”

(Mickael Vallee, a professional fishermans, holds elvers, or glass eels (Civelle in French) he fished on the Loire river in Cordemais, near Nantes, western France, in 2015. Billions of euros worth of critically endangered eels are being trafficked each year from Europe, ending up on tables in China and Japan in what campaigners say is ‘the largest wildlife crime on Earth.’ | AFP-JIJI
You must be logged in to post a comment.