The loss of earth’s precious forests is alarming – and while there are actions that we can take as individuals, we need large-scale reform from policy-makers to address the issue. The new EU ...

Authorities worldwide have seized tigers and parts equal to an average of 150 tigers a year over almost 23 years, with seizures in the first half of this year signalling the relentless pursuit of ...

A major new TRAFFIC analysis, Beyond Skin and Bones: A 25-year Analysis of Tiger Seizures reveals an uptick in seizures and sharp shift towards the trade in whole tigers, both dead and alive. Covering ...

Exports included 975 different taxa listed under either CITES2 Appendix I (most endangered) or Appendix II (not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so unless trade is closely ...

Angelo, M., Hehmeyer, A., Oliveira, M., Charity, S. Illegal gold mining serves as both a lucrative criminal enterprise and a vehicle for money laundering. The Amazon region is exploited for illegal ...

These are just some of the shocking revelations contained in a new report, Empty Shells: An assessment of abalone poaching and trade from southern Africa, published today by TRAFFIC, the international ...

TRAFFIC, together with its key partner UNODC canvassed the globe for cases, with valuable contributions from leading financial crime partners, to identify examples where financial investigation was ...

In assessing the trafficking and illegal wildlife trade from the turn of the century, Southeast Asia: At the heart of wildlife trade shows just how persistent the problem has been. Authors also noted ...

ShellShock explores the state of South Africa’s endemic Abalone Haliotis midae. Decades of poaching and trafficking have driven wild populations towards collapse, fuelling organised crime and ...

Interpol have confirmed the seizure of nearly 20,000 live animals – all endangered or protected species – in an operation that involved intelligence gathering across 138 countries. Operation Thunder ...

Home to one of the world’s busiest transshipment hubs, Singapore is stepping up to shield its maritime sector from wildlife traffickers, with a targeted guide to help industry members spot and stop ...

Factsheet on Snake seizures in Southeast Asia from 2012-2021 recorded at least 292 seizure incidents from 2012 to 2021 resulting in the confiscation of at least 17,589 individual snakes and 76,476 ...