wildlife trafficking
Illegal species trade
Wildlife trafficking is the illegal trade in wild animals and plants, dead or alive, including body parts and products derived from them.
It encompasses poaching endangered species, smuggling exotic pets, and selling items like ivory, rhino horn, or tiger bones.
The trade threatens biodiversity and funds criminal networks: Wildlife trafficking has driven several species to the brink of extinction.
- ivory tradeCommerce in elephant tusks
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- pangolinsScale-covered ant-eating mammals
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
rhinos · elephants · habitat loss · endangered species · exotic pets · live animals · aquarium trade · smuggling · scales · online marketplaces · racketeering · orchids · mahogany trees · snares · traditional medicine · tusks · shark fins · skin
- eco-crimesillegal logging, poaching, illegal dumping, toxic dumping, illegal fishing
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- Environmental problemsair pollution, water pollution, climate change, global warming, habitat loss
- environmental threatshabitat loss, deforestation, pollution, climate change, invasive species
- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- eco-thrillerseco-terrorism, ecoterrorism, oil spill, toxic waste, environmental activism
wildlife traffickingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
species protection · wildlife preservation · conservation efforts · habitat conservation · conservation biology
wildlife traffickingrewilding
Restoring natural ecosystems
species reintroduction · habitat restoration · wildlife corridors · ecosystem restoration · conservation breeding
wildlife traffickinganimal welfare
Non-human health and treatment
humane treatment · wildlife rescue · animal protection · ecotourism · wildlife photography