Significant airport seizures reveal a clear pattern of gibbons being smuggled in checked-in luggage from Southeast Asia ...

The average number of recorded seizure cases has roughly halved since 2018, and open sales have largely disappeared from the shops surveyed. However, turtle products remain advertised online, while ...

We work on wildlife trade because illegal and unsustainable trade is one of the most direct threats to species, ecosystems, global security, and the services nature provides. Our mission is to make ...

TRAFFIC provides decision-makers with evidence, technical advice and practical support for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) implementation. Its 2030 Strategy aligns with the KMGBF vision ...

TRAFFIC has over 170 staff working on five continents towards the shared goal of reducing the pressure of unsustainable trade on natural biodiversity. Our team includes experts from a plethora of ...

TRAFFIC’s report, Illegal Trafficking and International Legal Trade in Wildlife from Galapagos, identifies these species as primary targets for international trafficking, often destined for the exotic ...

Paola Mosig Reidl, Sarah Baker Ferguson, with guiding feedback from Taskforce on Nature Markets Simon Zadek, Matthew Doncel, and Monique Atouguia When governed effectively, legal and sustainable ...

Legal wildlife trade is a complex business, supplying local and international demand for wildlife products across numerous industries. However, a growing, parallel illegal business is taking advantage ...

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 ...

The Philippines has a rich hornbill diversity, but many species are found in a restricted range and threatened by habitat loss, hunting for wild meat and cultural objects, and the live bird trade.

This research aims to provide a greater understanding of the who, what, where, when, how, and why of the illegal succulent trade dynamics, along with a review of legal proceedings of succulent court ...

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 ...