Cameron Siler was recently featured in a US Fish and Wildlife News article entitled “The Sound of Silence” about the rampant illegal trafficking of Philippine monitor lizards for the US pet trade (pgs. 18–21). The publication also features other articles about herpetological trafficking, in groups such as poison frogs and turtles.

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Be sure to also check out Cameron’s published research on tracking illegal trade of monitor lizards and sailfin dragons through phyloforensics.