Wildlife and Plant Trade Cases Decreased During the 2020 Pandemic
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Illegal hunting and trading of plants and wildlife were recorded at 46 cases in 2020. This number decreased from 65 cases in 2019, the highest number of cases since 2015.
The number of cases increased from 2015 to 2017. There were 43 cases in 2015, increasing to 51 cases in 2016, and further increasing to 55 cases in 2017.
In 2018, the number of cases dropped significantly to 41 cases, the lowest since 2015. The number of cases then rose again in 2019.
According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the decrease in the number of cases in 2020 was due to prevention efforts and law enforcement against the illegal hunting and trading of plants and wildlife.
Maintaining the circulation of plants and wildlife is important to protect the community from the threat of infectious diseases carried by these plants and animals.
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