Learn and Discuss - Illegal Animal Trade

Learn & Discuss is series of seminars focused on interesting topics related to agriculture, worldwide issues, environment, development etc.
The aim is not only to provide relevant information and educate, but also to enhance discussion and enable people to meet their classmates, students, teachers, researchers from other faculties, or even other visitors interested in certain topics.
Topic: Illegal Animal Trade
Speakers:
David Vašina (Chráníme mořské želvy a.s.)
Which will speak about declining population of sea turtles. The situation is worst in the Indian Ocean, where sea turtle populations have already completely disappeared in many places. Adult sea turtles in the ocean are almost devoid of natural predators. However, the biggest problem in many places remains the direct collection of turtle eggs, the killing of females for meat or for the shell.
Ing. Tereza Švejcarová (Faculty of Environmental Sciences)
Will focus on birds in South East Asia and illegal trade of them through social networks
Mgr. Ing. Jan Chmelař (Česká Inspekce Životního prostředí)
Brief presentation of Department of International Biodiversity Protection and CITES at the Czech Environmental Inspectorate (ČIŽP), along with few examples from several case studies