34 Boating New Zealand
New Zealand is a
signatory to CITES
(Convention on
International Trade in
Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora),
a body set up to ensure
that the international
trade of wild animals
and plants doesn’t
threaten their survival.
A list of New Zealand
transgressions
reflects a weighting
to geckos and skinks,
and in many cases
the traffickers elected
to hide them in their
underpants. A gecko’s
life is not a happy one!
WILDLIFE
SMUGGLING
BELOW In the Caribbean
smugglers often use
fast boats to out-run US
Coastguard.