What is the Wildlife Trade? LESSON

by Dynamic Earth Learning

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: ecology,ecosystemsDynamicsFunctioningAndResilience,biodiversityAndHumans,humanImpactsOnEarthSystems,science,lifeScience,earthAndSpaceScience

Grades: 5,6,7,8,9

Description: Embedded video lesson on first slide! Then students answer 31 questions. The wildlife trade involves the buying and selling of living or dead wild animals and plants. The wildlife trade can be legal or illegal, with legal trade regulated by international treaties like CITES to protect endangered species. However, illegal wildlife trade, also known as wildlife crime, is a significant problem and poses a threat to biodiversity. The lesson highlights the impact of wildlife trade on ecosystems and species, including examples such as pangolins, elephants, tigers, and rhinos that are commonly targeted in illegal trade. It discusses the decline of these species and emphasizes the need to combat illegal wildlife trade through conservation efforts, law enforcement, and public awareness.