Traffic (conservation programme)

About TRAFFIC

• TRAFFIC the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, is the leading non-governmental organization working globally on the trade of wild animals and plants.

What are the Objectives of TRAFFIC?

• The organization’s aim is to ‘ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature’.
• It states that through research, analysis, guidance and influence, it promotes sustainable wildlife trade.

Where is the Headquarters of TRAFFIC?

• Cambridge, United Kingdom

Who founded TRAFFIC?

• It was founded in 1979 as a strategic alliance of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Achievements of TRAFFIC

• Elephant Trade Information system (ETIS) - a comprehensive information system to track illegal trade in ivory and other elephant products.
• Bad Ivory Database System (BIDS) - to keep track of all law enforcement records from ivory seizures or confiscations around the world.
•  Shahtoosh, 1999 - Traffic, together with WWF, was instrumental in raising awareness about and reducing the demand for shahtoosh, which comes from the wool of the endangered Tibetan antelope.

PRELIMS QUESTION

” Consider the following statements regarding ”Traffic”, Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network:
1.It is a non-governmental organisation founded by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) .
2.It is headquartered in Delhi, India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question