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In Alaska, boats were seen filled with walrus heads, chopped off for the sake of obtaining valuable walrus bones. Even products made of African ivory, made "under the walrus tusk", could not prevent the growth of walrus production. Any animal that has, unfortunately, large fangs or teeth is attacked by dealers in trinkets. Every year, the Philippines exports from 2 million to 3.5 million tropical marine fish for aquariums. In 1974, Singapore imported (mainly for re-export) more than 39 million tons. aquarium fish. In the same year, Tanzania exported 266 thousand kg of corals and shells. The Government of Mauritius has expressed concern about the situation with the king conch and two species of cowries, one of which is found only on the island of Mauritius, and the second on Mauritius and Reunion. All three species are rare and beautiful; shell buyers give a lot of money for them, and therefore local collectors are willing to sell them. Despite Panama's efforts to protect the Panamanian golden frogs, hundreds of them are exported to collectors every year.


In even larger quantities, the cubs of spectacled caimans (a small American crocodile) are sold, which enter pet stores or go to the manufacture of stuffed animals. Thousands of turtles are sent to European pet stores from North Africa and South America. Most of them die within a year due to the fact that the owners do not know how to keep them. Probably, the cruel business on wild animals reached its apogee if they began to destroy female macaques of silenus and gibbons in order to catch their cubs for sale. Monkeys are also in great demand for entertainment purposes, and their close relationship with humans makes them invaluable for biomedical research. According to calculations, all zoos, stray menageries, pet stores and institutes conducting biomedical research annually "absorb" 160-200 thousand primates. The lucrative fur and leather industries literally "skin" otters, spotted cats, snakes and crocodiles. Many of these animals are increasingly subject to protection, but the lack of control in one country often negates the effectiveness of control carried out in other countries. Although hunting jaguars and ocelots is prohibited in many Latin American countries, there is still a significant trade in their skins. Some countries leave themselves a convenient loophole by allowing the transit or processing of skins imported from other countries. Paraguay, Panama, Honduras and Guiana still allow the hunting of ocelots and jaguars and the export of their skins. High prices for raw ocelot and jaguar skins serve as a powerful incentive for smugglers from neighboring countries. As the number of individual valuable species decreases and trade in them is prohibited, more numerous related species become victims, which ultimately reduces and undermines their resources. For example, a sharp reduction in the production of exotic cats has given rise to a boom in the trade of skins of less valuable species, such as the red lynx. The growing demand for lynx skin has led to a sharp decline in the population of these small cats. https://king-567.com/