A recent arrest of gorilla traffickers highlights the trade of these rare animals in Africa.

From Reuters Africa:

Congolese park rangers have arrested two members of a gang they suspect of trying to traffic rare gorillas for $8,000 (4,000 pounds) each, but were too late to save a young ape found rotting in the forest, conservationists said.

Poachers and gunmen have killed at least nine mountain gorillas this year and a possible revival in trafficking poses another threat to the mighty beasts, of whom just 700 remain, spread between Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda.

Havocscope lists the global wildlife trade at $20 Billion.