Good article in National Geographic that will probably help her out. It focuses on poaching in the African bush where there is seemingly no regulation in place to stop it. Entire species are threatened.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/0930_040930_bushmeat1.html

Here's the photo gallery. Even more interesting than the pictures...read the captions. A stark commentary on the state of the illegal wildlife trade.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/photogalleries/bushmeat_2/index.html

Look at the size of the hands/feet of this gorilla.