Forbidden Creatures: Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets

On the heels of his acclaimed The Dangerous World of Butterflies , investigative journalist Peter Laufer is back to chronicle his worldwide quest to penetrate the underworld of international animal smuggling. In Forbidden Creatures, Laufer exposes the network of hunters, traders, breeders, and customers who constitute this nefarious business-which, estimated at $10 to $20 billion annually, competes with illegal drug and weapons trafficking in the money it earns criminals.