tExt 1 in pArts oFBrAzil’s poor northEAst, snAkEs AnD pArrots ArE on sAlE By thE roADsiDE For A FEw rEAis. inBrAzil, As ElsEwhErE in lAtinAmEriCA, wilD AnimAls hAvE BEEn kEpt As pEts For CEnturiEs.But in rECEnt yEArs thEy hAvE BEComE thE tArgEt oF A vAst AnD Flourishing illEgAl trADE thAt is thrEAt-Erring thE survivAl oF somE spECiEs. govErnmEnts AnD othErs ArE now trying to Do morE to EnD thE trAFFiCking. inBrAzil AlonE, thE trADE in AnimAls is worth $1 Billion A yEAr, ACCorDing to thE nAtionAl nEtworkAgAinst thE trAFFiCking oF wilDAnimAls (rEnCtAs), A CoAlition oF ngos. somE oF thE sEllErs ArE simply thE rurAl poor, sEEking A mEAns oF suBsistEnCE. othErs, EspECiAlly thosE involvED in Exports, ArE orgAnisED nEtworks. thE BuyErs inCluDE pEt shops, phArmACEutiCAl lABorAtoriEs AnD ForEign CollECtors. thE intErnAtionAl trADE in AnimAls is rEgulAtED By thEConvEntion on intErnAtionAl trADE inEnDAngErED spECiEs oF wilD FAunA AnD FlorACitEs), whiCh most lAtinAmEriCAn CountriEs hAvE signE
D、BrAzil hAs gonE FurthEr, BAnning All trADE in wilD AnimAls, whEthEr EnDAngErED or not.CritiCs sAy thAt By pushing thE trADE unDErgrounD, this hAs mADE it hArDEr to rEgulAtE. in Any EvEnt,BrAzil lACks inspECtors, AnD pErhAps thE will, to EnForCE thE BAn. somE oFBrAzil’s nEighBours hAvE loosEr rulEs. mAnyBrAziliAn AnimAls ArE smugglED ACross thE Country’s long northErn BorDErs to vEnEzuElA,ColomBiA or thE guyAnAs, whEnCE thEy ArE ExportED with FAkE DoCumEntAtion.EFForts ArE now unDEr wAy to improvE rEgionAl Co-opErAtion. in july, in thE First mEEting oF its kinD, rEprEsEntAtivEs From thE unitED stAtEs govErnmEnt, intErpol AnDCitEs mEt lAtinAmEriCAn oFFiCiAls AnD ngos
A、inBrAsili
A、 whAt ABout thE importing CountriEs thE unitED stAtEs Fish AnD wilDliFE sErviCE CArriEs out inspECtions At Airports, AnD invEstigAtEs smuggling nEtworks.EACh yEAr it hAnDlEs 4,500 CAsEs involving thE import or Export oF AnimAls. unDEr thE lACEy ACt,AmEriCAn AnimAl trAFFiCkErs who BrEAk ForEign lAws CAn BE prosECutED At homE. smugglErs ArE rEgulArly piCkED up in miAmi: A niCArAguAn wAs CAught lAst yEAr At thE Airport with "ChristmAs giFts" thAt inCluDED ovEr 1,100 sEA turtlEs’ Eggs. tony silvA, A wEll-known ExotiC-BirD FAnCiEr BAsED inChiCAgo, wAs jAilED in thE miD-1990s For hEADing A ring importing rArE pArrots From southAmEriC
A、 in An EFFort to DEtEr woulD-BE BuyErs, rEnCtAs is working with tourism BoDiEs to tEACh unsuspECting ForEignErs visitingBrAzil thAt thEy shoulD ForgEt ABout wilD liFE souvEnirs.But in thE long run thE trADE will BE stoppED only iF inCEntivEs ArE gEnErAtED to DEtEr thE rurAl poor From proviDing thE rAw mAtEriAl.ECo-tourism projECts hAvE sprEAD ACross lAtinAmEriCA ovEr thE pAst DECADE, AnD thECitEs sECrEtAriAt is BACking plAns For morE. thE BEst hopE For pArrots is to BEComE morE vAluABlE in thE wilD thAn in A plAstiC tuBE. thE u.s. Fish AnD wilDliFE sErviCE’s rEsponsiBilitiEs Do not inCluDE
A、inspECting inComing Air CArgo.
B．DEtECting AnimAl smuggling.
C、rEgulAting wilDliFE trADing.
D、invEstigAting smuggling nEtworks.