Safeguarding Global Coral Trade: The Power of a New Visual Guide for Border Inspections
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It’s a dark, damp evening in February 2023 when staff from UK Border Force’s CITES team are called to Heathrow’s Animal Reception Centre to inspect a shipment of hard coral. A mismatch between the CITES permit and its packing list …