Wildlife smuggling

CITES (shorter acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975.

commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks

worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of wildlife

Aviation accident

illegal gathering, transportation, and distribution of animals and animal parts

technique used to deter the poaching of elephants

Chinese poacher