"Hoping to stem illegal wildlife trafficking, the Obama administration on Wednesday introduced an aggressive plan for taking on traffickers that will include using American intelligence agencies to track and target those who benefit from the estimated $20-billion-a-year market." Unfortunately, the budget for this increased focus on wildlife trafficking is considered inadequate. "In its most recent budget request, the administration asked for $75.4 million a year for the wildlife service’s law enforcement division, $8 million more than the year before." Sadly the United States is the second largest market for illegal wildlife products. To read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us/politics/obama-administration-to-target-illegal-wildlife-trafficking.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article