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Authorities Deploy Digital Tools Against Wildlife Trafficking
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In late 2025, Interpol coordinated an operation across 134 nations, seizing about 30,000 live animals and identifying roughly 1,100 suspected traffickers for investigation. Authorities and researchers describe growing use of digital tools—cargo X-ray screening, AI-assisted species identification, portable DNA tests, timber scanners, and online trade monitoring—to shift enforcement from reactive inspections to targeted, proactive interventions.
