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Illegal Wildlife Trade

By Jordan Goodman
  • Poaching begins

    Poaching begins

    Poor European's have no other way of getting food, and begin hunting illegally
  • The Lacey Act

    The Lacey Act

    The United States passes the Lacey Act, making the sale of poached animals between states illegal
  • Decreasing Tiger Populations

    Decreasing Tiger Populations

    Siberian tiger populations shrink 40% due to deforestation and hunting.
  • The Endangered Species Act

    The Endangered Species Act

    President Nixon signs the Endangered Species Act into law, protecting species in the U.S and around the world
  • CITES Treaty

    CITES Treaty

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, an international agreement protected endangered and threatened species against illegal trade.
  • Global Ivory Ban

    Global Ivory Ban

    CITES bans international commercial trade in African ivory, after the African elephant population had dropped from 1.2 million to 600,000.
  • Elephant Poaching

    Elephant Poaching

    Poaching of elephants spikes again and 120 carcasses are found in a national park in Africa and the population drops from 3,885 to 3,020.
  • Troops Sent After poachers

    Troops Sent After poachers

    The president of Chad sends military troops to find and arrest elephant poachers and people smuggling ivory.
  • Trafficker Caught

    Trafficker Caught

    An ivory and pangolin trafficker is caught in Cameroon 12 tusks and with over 200kg of scales.
  • Europe Takes Action

    Europe Takes Action

    European Union environment ministers endorse the EU Action Plan to stop wildlife trafficking.