Illegal Animal Trade

case study: IV RY
Throughout history, the human desire for ivory—used in products from jewelry to piano keys to price- This map demonstrates the decrease in African
less religious art objects—has far outmatched efforts to stop the killing of African elephants for their elements from the 1800s to the present. In
tusks. One of the key threats to the majestic African elephant is poaching. Fuelled by the ivory trade, 2016, experts estimated that Africa's elephant
around 15,000 animals are killed each year for their tusks - that's an average of 40 a day. In fact, we population had dropped by 111,000 elephants in
estimate that we’ve lost over 80% of the planet’s African elephants in the past century. Starting in the span of a decade.
the early 2010s, elephant poaching in Africa soared. This was largely due to an increasing demand for
ivory, particularly in China and the Far East, where it is used for ornaments and seen as a luxury
status symbol.

TIMELINE OF EXCTINCTION

1 8 0 0 - 2 6 m i l li o n e le p h a nt s

1 9 0 0 - 1 0 m i l li o n e le p h a nt s

1 9 6 0 - 2 m i l li o n e le p h a nt s
CURRENT
ELEPHANT RANGE
Estimated population
1 9 8 9 - 6 0 0, 0 0 0 e le p h a nt s
early 21st century:
400,000
2022- 400,000 elephants

QUICK FACTS
International illegal ivory trade in is esti- One elephant is
mated to be worth 17 billion dollars, equiva- KILLED every 25
NOT lent to: minutes
FOR
SALE.

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3,000,000 34,000
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O T H E R I L L E GA L A N I M A L T R A D E S
Clouded Leopards are Ivory At one point, Rhino’s
hunted for their pelts horns reached
$1000

and their bones, claws $400,000 USD. Horns

average around 1-3kg
Gold
and teeth are used in $20,500

traditional Asian Rhino and are used for

medicine. These cats medicine despite
$48,000

are on the menu in trade bans among

CLOUDED restaurants in Asia. Asian countries in
Traded in Nepal, Bangladesh, A comparison of gold, ivory and
LEOPARD RHINO
and through Indochina rhino horn by pound the 1980s.

Demands for tiger Bears are hunted for

parts pushes tigers skins, paws, and
closer to extinction. gallbladders. These
Wild tigers are found goods are ingredients
in only 13 Asian for medicines used to
countries because of treat ailments. Bear
weak legislation and meat is also a
TIGER 3/9 Tiger species have gone regulation. BEAR Organs used for anxient Chinese delicacy sold in wild
extinct medicine meat restaurants.