Climate & Environment
Wildlife Protection
The body of laws, institutions and practices safeguarding wild animal and plant species and their habitats from exploitation, trade, persecution and loss.
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Wildlife protection encompasses legal and practical measures to conserve wild species, including protected-area designation, species protection laws, anti-poaching enforcement, trade controls under CITES and recovery programmes for threatened species.
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