Understanding the Nature of Wild Animal Trafficking to Enhance the Capacity for Investigative Journalism

Investigative journalism about illegal wild animal trafficking is a field, which requires the reporters to have not only journalistic expertise but also investigation skills in addition to other knowledge and experience. It is extremely important to understand the nature of wild animal trafficking with regards to the causes, process, traffickers, purposes, market and the techniques to cover their crime. It is also important to understand the view of different countries and organizations on the issue and how journalism in Vietnam deals with it. The understanding of these issues will give the reporters an overview so as to identify their direction and enhance their capacity in probing into specific aspects of wild animal trafficking.