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Iquitos is a city of over 400,000 inhabitants located at the heart of the Peruvian Amazon and accessible only by boat or plane. In recent years, it has become a hotbed of wildlife trafficking in one of the world’s most biodiverse areas. More than 300 species in Peru are directly threatened by this trafficking. The Peruvian authorities confiscate almost 5,000 animals every year, while tracking down the sale and possession of wild animals – particularly at the Belen market in Iquitos. FRANCE 24’s Guillaume Gosalbes and Florent A. Motey report, with Josh Vardey.
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@claudioVertiz
I don’t know which part is funnier—the fake police intervention or the fact that no one in Iquitos understands that it’s illegal
@vladnickul
When we will expect crocodile pox?
@williamshiehshieh8699
The Amazon Is Truly The Garden Of Eden.😊.
@williamshiehshieh8699
The Baby Manatee Is Extremely Adorable And Cute.😊.
@ianmackendrick7827
😢
@jaymchelsea2839
The guy said tourist come to buy animal souvenirs as wonders of the Amazon.
@mickotec
Amazon is not the longest river in the world. It's Nile.