In this post we will see how to use Python for data analysis using a dataset of Wildlife Trade hosted by CITES.
The full dataset that contains data for all the trades recorded is available here https://trade.cites.org/en/cites_trade/# , but that is 237 MB in size. To get an idea of how to approach data and how to process it to get useful information out of it we can work with smaller dataset first.
In the web page referenced above, I selected the:
- Year Range: 2015 to 2019
- Search by Taxon: Elephantidae (Elephants)
After selecting those parameters, I clicked on Search which took me to a new page where the Report is ready.