Wildlife poaching kills millions of species annually. Several of the major target species act as fuel for the trade and money for the poaching kingpin empires. 

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Rhinos are being killed at an alarming rate for their horns. The worlds’ rhinos could be extinct by 2030. Some rhino habitat ranges have already seen the local extinction of the rhino. The demand comes from primarily China and Vietnam being used for anything from a status symbol to a cure for cancer. Rhino horn has no medicinal value, it is made of the same structure as your hair and finger nails.

The ivory trade is still alive and strong on the illegal markets and it is driving the deaths of 33,000, on average, elephants a year. Organized Wildlife crime is the 4th largest market in the world, coming after drug trafficking, human trafficking and weapons trafficking.

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Poaching steals from us all, and many times the ground players, poachers, are just cogs in a large machine. Poverty drives poaching.