Scientists are accidentally helping poachers drive rare species to extinction

Friday, May 26, 2017 - 06:12 in Biology & Nature

If you open Google and start typing "Chinese cave gecko", the text will auto-populate to "Chinese cave gecko for sale" – just US$150, with delivery. This extremely rare species is just one of an increasingly large number of animals being pushed to extinction in the wild by animal trafficking.

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