US Pledges $90 Million as World Leaders Gather to Tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade

The United States and dozens of other countries have pledged to work together to tackle the illegal wildlife trade and treat it as a "serious and organized crime" following a two-day conference in London that ended Friday. Trade in endangered wildlife, such as elephant tusks, rhino horns and tiger bones, is worth an estimated $17 billion a year and is pushing hundreds of species to the brink of extinction. Speaking to heads of state from across the world, Britain's Prince...

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