Precious animals like big cats, tiny turtles, and helpless pangolins are being snatched from their habitats to feed a ruthless billion-dollar criminal industry. Wildlife trafficking is devastating nature. And TRAFFIC urgently needs your help to stop the gangs responsible and keep wildlife safe.
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Situation
Wildlife trafficking spans oceans, forests, and entire continents. It rips communities apart, devastates nature, and pushes irreplaceable wildlife towards extinction. Species like elephants, rhinos, big cats, songbirds, sharks, and pangolins are disappearing forever into the hands of poachers, traffickers, and the consumers they supply. As long as the highly organised international gangs behind this $23 billion industry continue to profit, species will continue to disappear.
Solution
TRAFFIC has been fighting the root causes of illegal wildlife trade for almost 50 years. From source to market, we target trafficking at every stage of the supply chain. We urgently need your help to strengthen enforcement agencies on the frontline of wildlife crime, boost global protection for species like rhinos and elephants, and change consumer choices in major markets that drive illegal demand.
