Wild tales of illegal animal trading – podcasts of the week
by Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Elena Morresi from Technology | The Guardian on (#5M0VX)
The Natural History Museum's new podcast covers poaching, smuggling and more. Plus: To Live and Die in LA returns, and Atlas Obscura offers instant wanderlust
Wild Crimes
As the Natural History Museum's Tori Herridge informs us, wildlife crime is the fourth most lucrative illegal industry in the world, after narcotics, human trafficking and arms dealing. The first episode of this engaging podcast on the subject, helmed by Herridge and her colleague Khalil Thirlaway, considers the demand for pangolins, for the production of everything from wine to shoes. Episode two focuses on reptile smuggling, and episode three on the black market eel trade, with instalments on ivory, bushmeat, fossils and more on the way
Hannah J Davies