Identify three reasons why endangered species are hunted?

Whole species are being hunted to extinction, as part of an illegal trade that benefits organised criminals and armed gangs. We want you to add your voice to ours and say "enough is enough".

• The illegal wildlife trade is valued at between $5-20 billion USD per year, it is the fourth most lucrative global crime after drugs, humans and arms.

• It’s not just a crime against wildlife, 1,000 rangers have been killed in the last ten years, which is two per week, every week.

• 95% of the world’s rhinos have been lost in the last 40 years.

• In 2011 between 40,000 and 60,000 pangolins were captured and killed in Vietnam alone.

Food - Animals are needed to eat! 2) Medicine - It is often thought in China that eating tiger whiskers cures toothaches. 3) Vanity - Turtles shells are used often in Asia to make combs, mirrors and so on, and cloaks of bears furs are produced in coats etc. (Not to mention snake skin shoes ... blech).