#wildlife-trade

#wildlife-trade

The rise of Chinese demand for donkey skins has destabilized African communities, leading to a continent-wide ban on their slaughter to specifically protect women's health and improve family incomes.

Wildlife hunters took home nearly 1,800 giraffe body parts trophies in a year including from more than 100 animals specially bred in captivity to be shot.

The booming demand for small-clawed otters in Tokyo's animal cafes is raising concerns among conservationists, linking them to poaching hotspots in Thailand.

"For decades, public-health experts have warned about the risks of infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans in markets such as Jatinegara, which are part of a global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually."

WWF has faced criticism for supporting the polar bear fur trade while simultaneously promoting conservation efforts, revealing a complex relationship between sustainable utilization and species survival.