unauthorizedwildlifetrafficking
nounUK /ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/
US /ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/
The illegal buying and selling of wild animals or plants.
The police stopped unauthorizedwildlifetrafficking by catching people who tried to sell rare birds.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Moving protected animals across borders without permission.
Customs officers found unauthorizedwildlifetrafficking when they opened the hidden boxes.
3. Selling wild plants or animal parts, like ivory, without a license.
The market was shut down for unauthorizedwildlifetrafficking in ivory.
4. The crime of catching and trading wild creatures illegally.
He was arrested for unauthorizedwildlifetrafficking after selling turtles online.