Although numbers are hard to come by, experts say the illegal wildlife trade is big business.

The wildlife trade is enormous, as are the incentives to break the rules.

Into this already gloomy picture has burst the international wildlife trade.

It is threatened by habitat loss and collection for the wildlife trade.

They are also threatened by commercial poaching for the wildlife trade.

The drivers of the illegal wildlife trade are numerous and varied.

The lack of public awareness about illegal wildlife trade and its impacts is another significant challenge.

It is often found in the wildlife trade due to its popularity with butterfly collectors.

The species is endangered due to a high volume of illegal wildlife trade within its range.

Today the illegal wildlife trade is predominantly run by the same dangerous groups behind drug and weapons trafficking.

Commercial poaching of bears for the wildlife trade is a considerable threat in most countries.

He also warned against the danger of the wildlife trade being driven underground, where it could not be monitored.

Thailand has been criticised as having one of the world's worst records in the illegal wildlife trade.

The organization builds responses to combat the illegal wildlife trade and habitat destruction.

And since the species is endangered and hard to find, this makes it more valuable in the wildlife trade market.

Hunting for the illegal wildlife trade has the greatest potential to do maximum harm in minimal time.

The two greatest threats to slow lorises are deforestation and the wildlife trade.

Since 1999, the population of this newt in the wild has been decimated by wildlife trading networks.

Illegal wildlife trade is broadly defined as an environmental crime, which directly harms the environment.

Sites will commonly post warnings about wildlife trade laws, then leave it up to the buyers to comply.

Although the UK is by no means a major centre for illicit wildlife trade, a significant market does exist.

Poaching and illegal wildlife trade contribute to this trend.

The only way that illegal wildlife trade will be successfully curbed is by governments committing more time and resources to do so.

The species suffers from poaching for the illegal wildlife trade and fetches a high price in the black market.