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danger of wildlife trade​

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Wildlife trade refers to the commerce of products that are derived from non-domesticated animals or plants usually extracted from their natural environment or raised under controlled conditions. It can involve the trade of living or dead individuals, tissues such as skins, bones or meat, or other products. Legal wildlife trade is regulated by the United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which currently has 183 member countries called Parties. Illegal wildlife trade is widespread and constitutes one of the major illegal economic activities, comparable to the traffic of drugs and weapons. Wildlife trade is a serious conservation problem, has a negative effect on the viability of many wildlife populations and is one of the major threats to the survival of vertebrate species. The illegal wildlife trade has been linked to the emergence and spread of new infectious diseases in humans, including emergent viruses

Answer 2

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The term wildlife trade actually refers to a mostly legal practice. It covers a wide spectrum of everyday activities and products, such as: timber used for furniture or building materials. exotic flowers, plants for pets, ingredients for medicines and cosmetics.

In many countries across the world, there are laws for the protection of natural vegetation and wildlife. some areas which are outstanding in the diversity of their vegetation and wildlife have been recognised as biosphere reserves. Within these reserves, combinations of different types of ecosystems are protected while allowing the local people to continue using them and sustainable ways. There is an international agreement- the Convention of International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) - to try to ensure that trade survival. CITES protects thousands of species of animals and plants among the protected animals are tigers, elephant, bears, rhinoceros, ostriches, whales, dolphins and some types of coral. Among the protected plants are some type of cacti, orchards and aloes.