More than a million alligators are being slaughtered illegally every year in Brazil. It's the biggest massacre of an endangered species anywhere in the world. Who's doing the killing? Who's making the big money? And where do the skins end up as shoes and handbags for the rich?
In a special investigation for UN World Environment Day, the Global Detective uncovers a trial of violence and corruption, from the wilds of South America tothe fashion houses of Milan.
Bill Paterson is the voice of the Global Detective. The world is his beat.
The Global Detective- The Journey of Death won the 1992 Wildscreen Festival Conservation award.
| Camera: | Mike Wilkie |
| Camera: | Brian Sewell |
| Camera: | Nexus Features Ltd |
| Editor: | Andrew Mort |
| Executive Producer: | Jeremy Evans |
| Music: | Peter Filleul |
| Narrator: | Bill Paterson |
| Producer: | David Henshaw |
| Script: | Richard McBrien |
| Sound: | Mark van der Willigen |
| Sound: | Andrew Cross |
| Submitted by: | BBC - Natural History Unit |
