To combat illegal wildlife trade, officers from the Singapore National Parks (NParks) can now use a mobile app that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to visually identify illegally traded shark and ray species.
Did you know that more than 160,000 kilograms of fins from CITES-listed sharks and rays have entered Singapore borders between 2012 and 2020?
Those fins belong to approximately 1,000 species of sharks and rays globally, of which over 30 species are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II for regulated trade.
