I think it could be reworded like this:

"Does anyone know if they are catching the criminals that steal the animals, and where they are being exported to?"

Unfortunately, this would likely devolving into arguments similar to the plastic pollution in the ocean. When we know it's all the same countries doing the crimes, it looks like some kind of racism or stereotyping.

So either we ignore who the culprits are or we can be mature and civily discuss why these same country's culture seem to thrive on certain consistent destructive behaviors.

> the plastic pollution in the ocean

I read in the press that the Philippines is one of the primary producers of plastic pollutants that doom the oceans.

Example: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47608949

It's an amazing claim that that modest sized country was the source of much of the global problems given that plastic bags and six-pack rings etc are routinely used across the globe.

Maybe it's true. Perhaps Filipinos are vastly more likely to discard plastic bags than most of the rest of the world. But how were these assessments and rankings really made?

Because it’s an important detail to the story. Where is the demand coming from?

Sorry, the tone seemed accusatory in your original post. As if the US and Europe were somehow morally above poaching, but I understand that is not the intention.

It's a reasonable accusation though, assuming the number of poaching that come from us and europe is comparably low.

I would've assumed the US and Europe may be a large part of the demand for poached animals.