How many animals get smuggled?

1. How many animals are smuggled each year?
2. Where is animal trafficking most common?
3. How many animals are illegally killed each year?
4. Is trophy hunting illegal?
5. How many tigers are left in the world?
6. Which animal is the most traded illegally?
7. What do pangolins taste like?
8. Which animal is mostly poached?
9. What two countries have the highest illegal trade of wildlife?
10. Which country has the most poachers?
11. Is poaching illegal?
12. How many animals go extinct every day?
13. How many dogs are killed by humans each year?

How many animals are smuggled each year?

Birds are the most common contraband; the State Department estimates that two million to five million wild birds, from hummingbirds to parrots to harpy eagles, are traded illegally worldwide every year. Millions of turtles, crocodiles, snakes and other reptiles are also trafficked, as well as mammals and insects.

Where is animal trafficking most common?

These areas are called “wildlife trade hotspots.” They include China's international borders, trade hubs in East/Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, the eastern borders of the European Union, some markets in Mexico, parts of the Caribbean, parts of Indonesia and New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

How many animals are illegally killed each year?

Every year poachers take more than 38 million animals from the wilds of Brazil to meet the global demand for illegal wildlife. Most are birds destined to become caged pets for people in Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Madrid or New York. Biodiversity in Latin America has decreased by approximately 83 percent since the 1970s.

Is trophy hunting illegal?

What is trophy hunting? ... The trophy is the animal (or its head, skin or any other body part) that the hunter keeps as a souvenir. It is a booming industry and is legal, albeit with restrictions on the species that can be hunted, where and when the hunting can take place, and the weapons that can be used.

How many tigers are left in the world?

An estimated 3,900 tigers remain in the wild, but much more work is needed to protect this species if we are to secure its future in the wild. In some areas, including much of Southeast Asia, tigers are still in crisis and declining in number.

Which animal is the most traded illegally?

Pangolins are believed to be the world's most trafficked mammal, accounting for as much as 20% of all illegal wildlife trade. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than a million pangolins were poached in the decade prior to 2014.

What do pangolins taste like?

The taste of pangolin meat is a bit hard to describe, it's quite gamey in flavor, but the texture can be compared to veal. The meat is often considered a rare dish because it's not available in many restaurants or stores.

Which animal is mostly poached?

Most people have no idea that the pangolin is the world's most poached animal. Not only that, most people have no idea what a pangolin is. A small mammal, covered in overlapping scaled, their diet mainly consists of ants and termites and they are hard-to-locate, nocturnal animals.

What two countries have the highest illegal trade of wildlife?

The golden triangle of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar is a global hub for illegal wildlife trade and trafficking. China is the largest importer of illegal wildlife and animal products, driving demands for animals from around the world.

Which country has the most poachers?

Most of them are found in central and southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia. However, most experts agree that Zimbabwe is the country with the biggest poaching problem out of all the countries in the world. The next country where most of the world's poaching happens is Kenya.

Is poaching illegal?

Poaching is the illegal hunting, capturing, and often killing of wild animals. ... Other activities such as killing a wild or protected animal without a license, in a prohibited manner, while trespassing, or exceeding one's bag limit is as well considered poaching.

How many animals go extinct every day?

Convention on Biological Diversity concluded that: “Every day, up to 150 species are lost.” That could be as much as 10 percent a decade.

How many dogs are killed by humans each year?

The main reasons animals are in shelters: owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street. Each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there aren't enough adoptive homes.