# Poaching

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R823glDLgYxwmTy40ur3kxA

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Illegal Hunting

**Alternative Labels:**

- Illegal Wildlife Harvesting
- Unauthorized Hunting
- Unauthorized Wildlife Harvesting

## Definition

Poaching is the illegal hunting, capturing, or killing of wildlife, often in violation of local, national, or international conservation laws. This activity typically targets endangered or protected species for their meat, fur, or body parts.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R7c5BcqV4pI9L9rPupIV17C

**Deprecated:** False