Poaching: The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals. This is like someone stealing that rare book from the library because they want it for themselves.
Scrimshaw: The art of carving intricate designs into ivory or bone. It’s similar to an artist creating beautiful illustrations within our rare book analogy.
Endangered Species Act: A law designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation." In our analogy, this would be like implementing strict rules about who can handle the rare books to prevent their damage or loss.