Illegal Wildlife Trade - Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools

The illegal trade in endangered plants and animals – whether elephant ivory, rhino horn or animals captured as exotic pets – is a growing threat pushing thousands of species to the brink of extinction.

Our two classroom resources – Illegal Wildlife Trade Detectives (ages 8 – 11) and Illegal Wildlife Trade: Investigations (ages 11 – 14) – will help your pupils to learn more about the threats to wildlife from illegal trade and to explore some of the solutions to help fight it. The activities can be delivered through different subject areas or as part of a themed week on sustainability and include:

• Photo cards
• A stunning map showing endangered species
• Powerful film footage
• An interactive quiz
• Classroom presentations
• Teacher handbook

This resource was developed by WWF-UK in partnership with Defra. Teachers can access WWF’s full range of FREE classroom resources and activities by visiting wwf.org.uk/schools.