The illegal wildlife trade has become so profitable, that the illegal sale and distribution of animals and their parts rake up an estimated $19 billion per year. International Fund for Animal Welfare's Beth Allgood says that the trade brings in more money than art, gold and organ trafficking. Also, the trade has a toll that can be measured in human lives lost, with at least 1,000 forest rangers killed in the last decade trying to fight the poachers.
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