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  The species at greatest risk from poaching
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have compiled a list of 10 species it says are at greatest risk from international trade and poaching. This image shows a tiger skin that has been made into a rug (© WWF-
1/8 The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have compiled a list of 10 species it says are at greatest risk from international trade and poaching. This image shows a tiger skin that has been made into a rug (© WWF-Canon/Edward Parker)
The humphead wrasse is in great demand for restaurants in eastern Asia. Too many wrasse are being caught for the trade because it is a rare fish which breeds slowly (© WWF-Canon/Darren Jew)
2/8 The humphead wrasse is in great demand for restaurants in eastern Asia. Too many wrasse are being caught for the trade because it is a rare fish which breeds slowly (© WWF-Canon/Darren Jew)
The rare Irrawaddy dolphin from south-east Asia is at biggest threat from entanglement in fishing nets and demand for zoos and aquariums (© WWF-Canon/Alain Compost)
3/8 The rare Irrawaddy dolphin from south-east Asia is at biggest threat from entanglement in fishing nets and demand for zoos and aquariums (© WWF-Canon/Alain Compost)
Asian elephants are poached both for their ivory and their meat (© WWF-Canon/A. Christy Williams)
4/8 Asian elephants are poached both for their ivory and their meat (© WWF-Canon/A. Christy Williams)
Tigers are hunted for their skins and their bones. Some of their prey are also suffering from poaching, which makes the tigers' plight worse (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)
5/8 Tigers are hunted for their skins and their bones. Some of their prey are also suffering from poaching, which makes the tigers' plight worse (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)
The great white, the largest predatory shark, is sought by poachers for its jaws, teeth and fins, all of which fetch high prices (© WWF-Canon/Wildlife Pictures/Jêrome Mallefet)
6/8 The great white, the largest predatory shark, is sought by poachers for its jaws, teeth and fins, all of which fetch high prices (© WWF-Canon/Wildlife Pictures/Jêrome Mallefet)
The leaf-tailed gecko is at serious risk from the pet trade with habitat loss also causing a problem (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey
7/8 The leaf-tailed gecko is at serious risk from the pet trade with habitat loss also causing a problem (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)
As is also the case for the yellow-crested cockatoo, with the demand for them as pets overtaking their numbers (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)
8/8 As is also the case for the yellow-crested cockatoo, with the demand for them as pets overtaking their numbers (© WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)

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