Illegal wildlife trade threatens 'nearly half' of Unesco sites

Endangered species on brink of extinction due to poaching, illegal logging and fishing, says WWF

Nepal rhinos
 Vets search for rhinos at Chitwan National Park in Nepal, a Unesco World Heritage site
(Image credit: Prakesh Mathema / Getty)

Almost half of Unesco's World Heritage sites for nature are "plagued" by wildlife criminals, according to a new report.

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