21 Feb 2021 | Press Release
HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab revealed thousands of species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability leading to unnoticed over-exploitation of common species
Top three import and export countries/territories for each wildlife trade category from 1997 to 2016 by total US$ trade value.
港大鑑識保育實驗室揭示國際商品統一分類代碼系統過於空泛 過千野生物種經合法途徑交易卻無法追蹤 導致尋常品種被過度採捕
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