The Black Market for Eels is Exploding
Published on 2023-06-20 | Archived on 2024-03-05
Smugglers are getting rich from the world’s slimiest black market: baby eels. The fragile state of freshwater eel species, like the critically endangered European eel, has driven a multibillion-dollar international trafficking trade. This episode of VWN Explains looks at the crackdown on eel crime around the world, including Interpol’s war on smuggling in Europe, and the growing attempts to save a species on the brink.
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