ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to review extant literature about gendered participation in wildlife trafficking using feminist political ecology and green criminology to consider experiences of men and women vis-à-vis entry and participation into this illicit economy. Overall, the wildlife trafficking literature mostly lacks explicit demographic analyses and is focused on context-specific insights about case studies. Clear gaps in knowledge remain with regards to women in wildlife trafficking. These gaps are problematic because by failing to account for women’s participation in the harvest, transport, sale, and consumption of wildlife parts, decision-makers are deprived of essential information that could be used to develop solutions.
