Question

Which among the following is a wildlife trade monitoring network?
A)Diss
B)Peta
C)Un-habitat
D)Traffic

Answer 1

Hint: Wildlife trade monitoring network determines the ability of wildlife populations to sustain harvest and how the rate of trade and consumption affects population of certain wildlife and whether trade meets regulatory or sustainability requirements.

Complete answer:
TRAFFIC is an organisation founded by WWF and IUCN in 1976 as a wildlife trade monitoring network to collect, evaluate and provide guidance to inform decision-making on trade in wildlife. TRAFFIC has been serving as a pioneer in wildlife trade research for more than 40 years, as a joint WWF and IUCN initiative. In 2017, TRAFFIC became an autonomous non-profit agency, with WWF and IUCN, along with independent board members, serving on its board of directors. As a source of impartial and accurate information, TRAFFIC is internationally renowned for its experience and impact in the field of wildlife trade and conservation.

Lets see options :
DISS : TRAFFIC is a wildlife trade monitoring network not DISS thus this option is wrong.
PETA : PETA is an animal rights organization not a wildlife trade monitoring network thus this option is wrong too.
UN-HABITAT : UN-HABITAT is a human sheltering organisation thus this option is wrong too.
TRAFFIC : TRAFFIC is indeed wildlife trade monitoring network thus this is the right option.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D)

Note: The ongoing work of TRAFFIC on individual species involves:
1)TRAFFIC works to safeguard both the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, listed as Endangered by the IUCN, and the African elephant, Loxodonta africana, classified as Vulnerable .
2)Rhino: TRAFFIC has been working on an ongoing basis to protect the vulnerable rhino species, including raising the CITES alarm in 2007 at the start of the poaching crisis.
3)Leopards: TRAFFIC funds the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Conservation Program (GSLEP) and the South Asia Wildlife Compliance Network (SAWEN) with only 4,000 Snow Leopards left in the wild to help countries work together to deter smugglers from trafficking in pelts