trading in exotic animals
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TRADING IN EXOTIC ANIMALS
By. Angelica GuevaraJuly 1st, 2011
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INTRODUCTION
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.
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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. 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
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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.
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PROBLEMS
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
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VIDEOS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaa8r4_don-t-buy-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?
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QUESTIONS
2) Do you think having an exotic animal in your house damages the ecosystem? Why or why not?
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QUESTIONS
3) Why do you think the illegal trade in exotic animals is such big business?
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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?
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QUESTIONS
5) What kind of laws should governments create to stop the illegal trafficking of exotic animals?
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