Humanity is facing a wildlife crisis. Animals around the world are threatened by habitat destruction, and a rising demand for wildlife products has led to massive poaching and trafficking.
Each year over 35,000 elephants are poached for their ivory; just 5% of wild tigers remain compared to a century ago; an African rhino is poached every sixteen hours; and more than 1 million pangolins have been traded illegally since 2000, making them the most trafficked wild mammal in the world.
Each year over 35,000 elephants are poached for their ivory; just 5% of wild tigers remain compared to a century ago; an African rhino is poached every sixteen hours; and more than 1 million pangolins have been traded illegally since 2000, making them the most trafficked wild mammal in the world.
"We are currently losing species at an alarming rate. One every 20 minutes. The modern era has had the largest number of species lost in a single generation. Species are threatened by a number of factors, including habitat destruction, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change." |
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