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Endangered animals trade grows along Mexico's Pan American Highway
A Knight Ridder report reveals a cottage industry selling live snakes birds and other wildlife in central Mexico. Vendors offer toucans macaws foxes and parrots with forged papers and under the table delivery. The illicit trade fuels a global market worth 10 to 20 billion dollars annually, while Mexico tightens laws and boosts enforcement with limited resources.
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