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For Sale: Endangered Species

For Sale: Endangered Species

This shop owner in the coastal Ecuadorian town of Esmeraldas offered these skins for a mere 10 dollars each. From left to right are pelts of the American alligator, ocelot and river otter. The sale of these animals or their skins is prohibited by Ecuadorian law and the Congress on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES).

Rainforest treefrog guarding eggs View from below Cloud Forest stream Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve Farmers converting to conservation Toucan of the Andes Toucan Barbet, Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve The White-whiskered puffbird Ancient ceramic art depicting wildlife Global loss of amphibians The Imbabura tree frog Tricolor poison dart frog photo-illustration Cloud Forest lizard Juvenile green iguanas One man's riches Coastal Ecuadorian forest loss Lowland Paca Andean Fox For Sale: Endangered Species Mountain lion with cub Passionflower butterfly Ecotourism near Mindo, Ecuador Tropical butterfly and moth pupa Farmer converted to conservation Legless Amphibian of the Cloud Forest Cloud forest geometry Cloud Forest flora Cloud Forest Orchid Paramo botany Andean Paramo landscape Breakfast in the Cloud Forest Andean condor art