The medicinal value of animal parts is based largely on superstition. Still other Amazon species are popular ingredients in traditional medicines sold in local markets. Others in these informal markets, such as monkeys and parrots, are destined for the pet trade, often smuggled into the United States. Many Amazon species, including peccaries, agoutis, turtles, turtle eggs, anacondas, armadillos are sold primarily as food.Īs pets and in medicinal ingredients Ī November 2008 report from biologist and author Sally Kneidel, PhD, documented numerous wildlife species for sale in informal markets along the Amazon River, including wild-caught marmosets sold for as little as $1.60 (5 Peruvian soles).
According to CITES, it has been estimated that annually the international wildlife trade amounts to billions of dollars and it affects hundreds of millions of animal and plant specimen. Global wildlife populations have decreased by 68% since 1970 as a result of human activity, particularly overconsumption, population growth and intensive farming, according to a 2020 World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report and the Zoological Society of London's Living Planet Index measure, which is further evidence that humans have unleashed a sixth mass extinction event. Some religions declare certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times, concern for the natural environment has provoked activists to protest against the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment. This includes such animals as domesticated cats, dogs, mice, and rats. Some animals, however, have adapted to suburban environments.
Humans have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways, including the legal, social, and moral senses. This value might be economic, educational, or emotional in nature.
However, many wild animals, even the dangerous ones, have value to human beings. Some wildlife threaten human safety, health, property, and quality of life. While the term in popular culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors, most scientists agree that much wildlife is affected by human activities. Deserts, forests, rainforests, plains, grasslands, and other areas, including the most developed urban areas, all have distinct forms of wildlife. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted for sport. Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.
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