Whale

Tuna

Gorilla

Polar Bear

Chiru

Tiger

Snake

Pangolin

Brown Bear

Whale Meat in Japanese Market

Ivory Jewelry Product

Fur Carpet

Chiru Fur For Wool

Illegal wildlife trade is driven by high profit margins and, in many cases, the high prices paid for rare species.

Vulnerable wild animals are pushed further to the edge of extinction when nature can’t replenish their stocks to keep up with the rate of human consumption.

Not all wildlife trade is illegal. Wild plants and animals from tens of thousands of species are caught or harvested from the wild and then sold legitimately as food, pets, ornamental plants, leather, tourist ornaments and medicine.