Photo by iStock Global Leaders Must End Wildlife Trafficking, Unsustainable Trade Washington, DC—Wildlife trafficking and the unsustainable wildlife and plant trade is a multibillion-dollar industry and a major threat to species in the United States and worldwide, according to a new report released today that highlights 10 species imperiled by this burgeoning trade. Compiled by the Endangered Species Coalition with assistance from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal welfare and conservation groups, the report, “Trafficked: 10 Species Threatened by the Wildlife Trade,” discusses how legal and illegal commerce involving wildlife and plants is driving significant declines in species’ populations, and, in some cases, poses a direct threat to human health.