Educate yourself and others on how local threats impact the global ecosystems.
- Never buy products that come from endangered species and tell your family and friends to do the same.
- Avoid food that comes from endangered species like shark fin and turtle soup, tiger meat and bear paws.
- Seek alternatives to traditional medicine that contain extracts of tigers, bears, sharks and rhinos.
- If you see products from endangered species on sale, inform the relevant authorities.
- Warn potential buyers of these products that they risk fines and jail if they are caught.
So that you know what products NOT to buy, a concise list of all endangered species (plants and animals) can be found by logging on to the following websites.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org
http://www.cites.org