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InpartsofBrazil'spoornortheast,snakesandparrotsareonsalebytheroadsideforafewreais.InBrazil,aselsewhereinLatinAmerica,wildanimalshavebeenkeptaspetsforcenturies.Butin
recentyearstheyhavebecomethetargetofavastandflourishingillegaltradethatisthreateningthesurvivalofsomespecies.Governmentsandothersarenowtryingtodomoretoendthe
trafficking.
InBrazilalone,thetradeinanimalsisworth$1billionayear,accordingtotheNationalNet-workAgainsttheTraffickingofWildAnimals(RENCTAS),acoalitionofNGOs.Someofthesellersaresimplytheruralpoor,seekingameansofsubsistence.Others,especiallythoseinvolvedinexports,
areorganisednetworks.Thebuyersincludepetshops,pharmaceuticallaboratoriesandforeigncollectors.
TheinternationaltradeinanimalsisregulatedbytheConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFaunaandFlora(CITES),whichmostLatinAmericancountrieshavesigned.
Brazilhasgonefurther,banningalltradeinwildanimals,whetherendangeredornot.Criticssaythatbypushingthetradeunderground,thishasmadeithardertoregulate.Inanyevent,
Brazillacksinspectors,andperhapsthewill,toenforcetheban.
SomeofBrazil'sneighbourshavelooserrules.ManyBraziliananimalsaresmuggledacrossthecountry'slongnorthernborderstoVenezuela,ColombiaortheGuyanas,whencetheyareexportedwith
fakedocumentation.Effortsarenowunderwaytoimproveregionalco-operation.InJuly,inthefirstmeetingofitskind,representativesfromtheUnitedStatesgovernment,InterpolandCITESmetLatinAmericanofficialsandNGOSAinBrasilia.
Whatabouttheimportingcountries?TheUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServicecarriesoutinspectionsatairports,andinvestigatessmugglingnetworks.Eachyearithandles4,500casesinvolving
theimportorexportofanimals.UndertheLaceyact,Americananimaltraffickerswhobreakforeignlawscanbeprosecutedathome.SmugglersareregularlypickedupinMiami:aNicaraguanwas
caughtlastyearattheairportwith"Christmasgifts"thatincludedover1,100seaturtles'eggs.TonySilva,awell-knownexotic-birdfancierbasedinChicago,wasjailedinthemid-1990s
forheadingaringimportingrareparrotsfromSouthAmerica.
Inanefforttodeterwould-bebuyers,RENCTASisworkingwithtourismbodiestoteachunsuspectingforeignersvisitingBrazilthattheyshouldforgetaboutwildlifesouvenirs.Butinthelongrunthetradewillbestoppedonly
ifincentivesaregeneratedtodetertheruralpoorfromprovidingtherawmaterial.Eco-tourismprojectshavespreadacrossLatinAmericaoverthepastdecade,andtheCITESsecretariatisbackingplansformore.Thebesthopeforparrotsistobecomemorevaluableinthewildthanin
aplastictube.
ThefollowinggroupsareamongbuyersofwildanimalsEXCEPT A.foreigncollectors.
B.petshopowners.
C.pharmaceuticallaboratories.
D.poorpeopleinthecountryside.
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