People are dying, daily life is being fragmented, businesses are failing, families and communities are suffering and there is enormous uncertainty about when things will begin to improve, never mind ...

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 ...

TRAFFIC’s “HIGH FLYING: Insight into wildlife trafficking through India's airports” analysis found the trafficking of over 70,000 native and exotic wild animals, including their body parts or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study reported over 25,000 live animals and over 120,000 tonnes of wildlife, parts and plants seized from illegal trade in this area between June 2003 and September 2021. The sheer volume of ...

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 ...

Cameroon is a land of breathtaking biodiversity, home to some of the world’s most iconic and threatened species including chimpanzees, elephants, and gorillas. This rich natural heritage coexists with ...

Bear bile products were found on sale in Traditional Medicine outlets in all but one of the 13 countries/territories surveyed says the report entitled Pills, Powders, Vials & Flakes: The bear bile ...