Australia boasts a diverse range of unique animals and plants that are not found anywhere else in the world. Organised criminals target our native animals for profit, removing them from their habitat and mistreating them. This cruel crime puts some of Australia’s most vulnerable species at further risk and has the potential to cause significant environmental damage.

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This compendium provides information on at-risk routes as well as typical indicators of illicit activities such as questionable paperwork and discrepancies in information like value, weight, and appearance. Irregular behavior, such as consignments split across multiple shipments, last-minute requests for shipment clearance and abnormal or sudden changes in routes or destinations may be signs of illegal action.

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