The Globe and Mail
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Jun 20, 2026
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How Canada became a global player in illegal wildlife trade
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Big game
How a burgeoning illegal wildlife trade is funding organized crime in Canada and beyond our borders
JENN THORNHILL VERMA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHELBY LISK
OTTAWA
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED 14 HOURS AGO
UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
In an undisclosed location near Canada's capital, Jean-François Dubois, a senior wildlife officer with Environment and Climate Change Canada, presides over an unusual collection – thousands of wild animals and plants seized in an effort to take down the illegal wildlife trade in Canada and beyond.
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