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Wildlife Trade MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Wildlife Trade
Tree Number(s)
I03.915
Unique ID
D000094462
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094462
Scope Note
Commerce of non-domesticated WILD ANIMALS or plants. Wildlife trade, particularly illegal trades, threaten ECOSYSTEMS and drives up SPECIES EXTINCTION. It also increases chance of emerging ZOONOSES.
Entry Term(s)
Wildlife Poaching
Wildlife Trafficking
Previous Indexing
Animals, Wild (2002-2022)
Commerce (2002-2022)
See Also
Crime
Public MeSH Note
2023
History Note
2023
Date Introduced
2023/01/01
Last Updated
2023/01/01
Wildlife Trade Preferred
Wildlife Poaching Related
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