Poaching of leatherback turtle eggs and incidental catching of adults in fishing nets has led to a crash of the Pacific leatherback population.

Poaching of thick-billed parrots from Mexico for the illegal pet trade is one of the primary reasons the species is down to a few thousand birds.

Poaching of the white rhino for the ivory in its horns has reduced the northern subspecies to just seven individuals.

Pangolins are a popular type of bush meat in Africa, and some Chinese people believe their scales can cure cancer or asthma. Though the species is protected by an international ban on trade, two species are endangered and illegal meat is still being sold.

The fur of the endangered neotropical river otter makes it a popular poaching target in Mexico.

Poaching accounts for as much as 78 percent of Sumatran tiger deaths, according to the World Wildlife Foundation. There are fewer than 400 of these tigers left in the wild, all of them on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra

Elephant tusks are prized for their ivory, and elephant poaching is not slowing down. Recently, the United States destroyed its entire ivory inventory in an effort to reduce the material’s market value and appeal. Other countries are doing the same.