TRADING IN EXOTIC ANIMALS
By. Angelica Guevara
July 1st, 2011
INTRODUCTION
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Colombia has the
largest number of
species per unit area
on the planet. There
are over 1800 species
of birds and a variety
of species in the
Amazon jungle (birds,
insects, fish, monkeys
and reptiles unique in
the world, like the
pink Dolphin.
EXOTIC ANIMALS IN COLOMBIA
1875 spices of birds
 733 spices of
amphibians
 447 species of
mammals
 3019 species of
butterflies
 4800 species of insects
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PROBLEMS
1.
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A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS
After drugs and
arms trade,
trafficking and
smuggling in wildlife
is the most lucrative
illegal business in
the world. Illegally
trafficked animals
move around 400
million dollars a year
PROBLEMS


THE ANIMALS
SUFFER DURING
CAPTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION
Ex. a man who was
arrested at the Los
Angeles airport had
Asian leopard cats in
a backpack, birds of
paradise in
additional luggage,
and pygmy monkeys
in his underwear.
PROBLEMS

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LAW IS WEAK
Colombia became a
member of CITIES (the
Convention on
International Trade in
Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora)
in 1991, which is an
international agreement
between governments.
The objective is to
ensure that trade in
specimens of wild
animals and plants does
not threaten their
survival
VIDEOS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaa8r4_don-tbuy-trouble_travel
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t4eZHIhNN0
&feature=youtu.be
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QUESTIONS
1) Why don’t exotic animals make a good pets?
What are the potential dangers?
QUESTIONS
2) Do you think having an exotic animal in your
house damages the ecosystem? Why or why not?
QUESTIONS
3) Why do you think the illegal trade in exotic
animals is such big business?
QUESTIONS
4) Why should governments and citizens care about
this problem when there are so many other
problems to deal with, like the drug and arms
trade or human trafficking?
QUESTIONS
5) What kind of laws should governments create to
stop the illegal trafficking of exotic animals?
THANK YOU