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Forest and Grassland Resources Research ›› 2023›› Issue (6): 91-97.doi: 10.13466/j.cnki.lczyyj.2023.06.011

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Solution Paths to the Proof Difficulties of Online Illegal Wildlife Trade

CHEN Yong()   

  1. Nanjing Forest Police College,Nanjing 210023,China
  • Received:2023-05-09 Revised:2023-12-01 Online:2023-12-28 Published:2024-02-21

Abstract:

Illegal wildlife trade of wildlife not only endangers the ecological environment and public health safety,but also breeds a series of crimes such as illegal hunting and transportation,seriously disrupting social order.Due to the low risk and high efficiency of online trade,offline illegal trade is gradually shifting towards online channels,and more and more wild animals are being sold through online channels.Crime is further organized,scaled up,and concealed.Online wildlife trafficking has led to an increasing number of cases,posing a threat to the ecological environment and public health safety.Under the influence of multiple factors,current problems of proving online illegal wildlife trade are characterized by difficulties in evidence collection,investigation,and identification.This may bring a series of negative consequences,such as.Increasing the risk of pathogen transmission and endangering public health safety;Inducing illegal hunting and trade activities,endangering species safety and ecological balance,etc.The way to solve the difficulties of evidence is to use the transportation as a breakthrough point;Strengthening cross regional and multi departmental collaboration;Clarify e-commerce platforms' obligation of assisting in proving;Improving the judicial appraisal mechanism,etc.Implementing these measures helps to accurately combat wildlife crimes and practice the concept of a community of life.

Key words: wildlife, online illegal trade, proof, solution paths

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