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Poached : inside the dark world of wildlife trafficking / by Nuwer, Rachel,author.(CARDINAL)803903;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Drivers of demand. The hunter ; Her sister's pangolin scale guy ; Rhino horn in the cookie tin ; The holy grail of herpetology ; White gold -- Part II. Inside the trade. The $50,000,000 bonfire ; The CITES circus ; Of prostitutes, poachers, and politicans ; The front line -- Part III. The saving game. A park reborn ; If rhinos could choose ; My tiger wine is corked ; Rising moon bears ; Order ahead for pangolinNuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions
Subjects: Wildlife crimes.; Wildlife smuggling.; Wild animal trade.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Winged obsession : the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler. by Speart, Jessica.(CARDINAL)532081;
Describes how the author found herself in the middle of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent's hunt for notorious butterfly smuggler Yoshi Kojima.
Subjects: Butterflies.; Wild animal trade.; Wildlife smuggling.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Illegal animal traffickers / by Yomtov, Nel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.1080LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Wildlife smuggling; Wildlife crimes;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Bird brained [large print] / by Speart, Jessica.(CARDINAL)532081;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Government investigators; Wildlife smuggling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Animals / by Staples, Will,author.;
"When rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo's tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic. What starts as a simple insurance claim leads Knight to discover a shocking new evolution in the business of illicit animal trafficking. Both men's journeys take them from the darkest corners of Southeast Asia to the VIP gambling rooms of Macau, where they must stay alive long enough to stop a vicious international triad from ending wildlife as we know it."--
Subjects: Gangster fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Action and adventure fiction.; Novels.; Wildlife smuggling; Poachers; Park rangers; Revenge;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The animal smugglers and other wildlife traders / by Nichol, John.(CARDINAL)324709;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index.
Subjects: Wild animal trade.; Wildlife smuggling.; Endangered species.; Rare animals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The unbreakable bond / by Trueit, Trudi Strain,author.(CARDINAL)661305; Khatib, Khadijah,illustrator.; National Geographic Maps (Firm),illustrator.(CARDINAL)318973;
"The deadly animal-smuggling ring Hydrus is at it again: They've created a high-tech device that lures animals to be captured and sold. Sailor and her Explorer Academy friends Lani, Cruz, and Emmett -- aka the Vela Squad -- are determined to stop Hydrus at any cost. Their secret weapon? Sailor's mysterious powers, which she is still learning how to use, all the while juggling their most challenging semester at Explorer Academy yet! To add to the pressure, it's not just animals' lives at stake, but the life of Sailor's missing sister, Keel. Following a trail of clues around the globe leads the Vela Squad to an astounding discovery and daring race against the clock. In the end, their courage -- and everything they thought they knew about Explorer Academy -- will be put to the test."--Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Cryptologic fiction.; Wildlife smuggling; Missing persons; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Forbidden creatures : inside the world of animal smuggling and exotic pets / by Laufer, Peter,1950-(CARDINAL)362682;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index.From butterflies to big cats, great apes, and long snakes -- Unexpected mayhem : Travis attacks Charla Nash -- Monkey smuggler : survivalist Fran Ogren conspires with her daughter -- Federal case : the prosecutor and Gypsy Lawson's pet -- Attempted amnesty : Connecticut's animal control czar Susan Frechette tries to corral unwanted pets -- Stop cat sales : Tippi Hedren's second career -- Who belongs to whom? : philosophers Mark Rowlands and Peter Singer weigh in -- Crimes for pets : roller pigeons attract the Fish and Wildlife Service -- Chimps as children : Roberta and her apes -- Trapped together : Connie Casey and chimpanzee factory -- Travis's mother : gunned down -- Shambala : are wild things forever wild? -- Servals, spider monkeys, and zedonks : an exotic auction in Missouri -- Zeus by the side of the road : the myth of the white tiger -- Rampant trafficking : you can get anything you want -- A conscientious merchant : selling New World snakes in the Old World -- Florida's python plague : a snake seller's perspective -- Mark McCarthy's tigers : the best of a bad scenario -- No kissing the cats : the PETA girl and the cheetah lady -- An absurd infestation : the Everglades amok with pythons -- Macro problem, micro reality : snake hunters stalk the wild Florida pythons -- "I know it when I see it" : the old hippie and the professor try to define a pet -- Getting marked in Pahrump : Picasso the tiger sprays your correspondent from head to toe -- Good people : strange hobby -- We're all at least a little wild.Explores the economic and environmental impact of the exotic animal trade, from poachers and traders to breeders and pet owners.
Subjects: Exotic animals; Wild animal trade.; Wildlife smuggling.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The protector 2 [videorecording] / by Prachya Pinkaew,1962-producer,director.; RZA,(Rapper)actor.(CARDINAL)536018; Yānin Vismitananda,1984-actor.; Crump, Marrese,actor.; Ismalone, David,actor.; Jaa, Tony,1976-actor.(CARDINAL)340036; Kazu, Patrick Tang,actor.; Phongam, Rhatha,actor.; Rittikrai, Panna,producer.; Vongsthapat, Sukanya.producer.; Wongkamlao, Petchtai,actor.; Baa-Ram-Ewe (Firm)production company.; Magnet Releasing (Firm)production company.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)publisher.(CARDINAL)300206; Sahamongkhon Fīm (Firm)production company.;
Tony Jaa, Rza, Phettai Wongkumlao, Jija Yanin, Marrese Crump, Rhatha Phongam, Kazu Patrick Tang, David Ismalone.When a crime boss is murdered, murdered, all evidence points to Kham (Tony Jaa). Forced to run as he fights to clear his name, he is hunted by not only the police, but from the boss' vengeful twin nieces and LC, a crime lord and scores of crooked politicians.Rating: R; for sequences of strong violence, language.DVD, region 1, wide screen presentation (2.35:1); Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Martial arts films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gangsters; Martial arts; Political corruption; Wildlife smuggling;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Animals [audio-enabled device] a novel / by Staples, Will,author.; Graham, Dion,narrator.(CARDINAL)270848; Blackstone Publishing.(CARDINAL)850472; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Dion Graham."When rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo's tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic. What starts as a simple insurance claim leads Knight to discover a shocking new evolution in the business of illicit animal trafficking. Both men's journeys take them from the darkest corners of Southeast Asia to the VIP gambling rooms of Macau, where they must stay alive long enough to stop a vicious international triad from ending wildlife as we know it."--Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Organized crime; Park rangers; Poachers; Revenge; Wildlife smuggling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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