The illegal pet trade puts animals, humans, and the environment at risk. Our project goal was to create learning resources to increase public awareness about the trade and the risks associated with owning an illegally traded pet in Hong Kong. We reviewed literature, interviewed experts, and observed pet store sales in order to create learning resources to increase public awareness in Hong Kong for World Wildlife Fund Hong Kong (WWF-HK). We observed that children were present during a significant amount of pet store sales so they became the focus of our learning resources. The team created an informative handbook to educate children about the trade. We recommend that WWF-HK creates and distributes learning materials about the illegal pet trade to children in Hong Kong.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kirtich, Michelle
• Perham, Mason
• Doehring, Kylie
• Do, Tuvy
• Moroney, Ciara

Subject

• Well-Being
• Learning
• Community
• Culture
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 92316
• E-project-031323-094724

Keyword

• learning resources
• illegal pet trade
• Hong Kong
• children's education
• turtle
• trafficking

Advisor

• Boucher-Yip, Esther
• Sturm, Stephan

Year

• 2023

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• World Wildlife Fund: Hong Kong

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-03-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-031323-094724

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-08-18