Why is it illegal to capture endanger animals but it is legal to keep them as pets?

I heard that it was illegal to capture and endangered animal from the wild but that it is not illegal to keep them as pets (for example chinchillas and macaws). Why is this? Isn't that kind of counterproductive?Why is it illegal to capture endanger animals but it is legal to keep them as pets?I agree with youWhy is it illegal to capture endanger animals but it is legal to keep them as pets?It is illegal to capture endangered WILD animals. However, some animals that are on the endangered species list can be kept as pets, but only if they are captive bred, I.E. offspring of the species that have never been in the wild.

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