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Peru’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Might Be Unstoppable : EcoWorldly
Jun 25 2008, Danielle

Several days ago, I read a story about how Peru’s butterfly exports had increased 43% from January-April of this year. These are the butterflies that are pinned into glass frames for sale as gifts and souvenirs. I wondered if all of these butterflies...

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