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6 March 2019

Wildlife Cybercrime trends in China

TRAFFIC has been keeping a close watch on the trade and consumption trend of illegal wildlife, conducting monitoring on online trade on a regular…

Aerial view of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo © Thomas Nicolon / WWF DRC

1 January 2019

La répression des crimes fauniques en RDC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country in the Congo Basin whose biological diversity is one of the richest in the world because of the…

Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus © Albert Kok

14 November 2018

Threats from over-consumption highlighted in IUCN Red List update

Gland, Switzerland, 14th November 2018—an update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM released today reveals that overfishing is causing fish…

Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobatidae spp. © Cloudtail / CC Generic 2.0

7 November 2018

New study highlights Belgium’s role as wildlife trade hub

Brussels, Belgium, 7th November 2018—Belgium’s central role as an importer and distributer of wildlife products within the European Union (EU) was…

1 November 2018

Primates for medicine, anti-snaring in Malaysia, and a review of the London Conference covered in the latest TRAFFIC Bulletin

Cambridge, UK, 1st November 2018—reflections on the London Conference, insights into the emerging trade in threatened species of freshwater turtles…

File photo of juvenile Ploughshare Toritoises seized in Malaysia. Photo: Kanitha Krishnasamy / TRAFFIC

22 October 2018

Landmark prosecutions but low fines for Critically Endangered tortoise trafficking in Indonesia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 22nd October 2018—frequently trafficked Malagasy tortoises aren’t protected under Indonesia’s wildlife laws, but two recent…

A White-handed Gibbon – one of the species found for sale on Facebook in Thailand

12 September 2018

Trading Faces: A rapid assessment on the use of Facebook to trade wildlife in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand, 12th September 2018— Easily available and no legal cover—these are key findings of a new TRAFFIC study that recorded hundreds of…

9 August 2018

DHL eCommerce and DHL Express in Viet Nam Advances Efforts to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 8 August 2018—In order to help combat the shipping and transport of illegal wildlife products, TRAFFIC, through the USAID-funded…

6 August 2018

In Plane Sight: Wildlife Trafficking in the Air Transport Sector

Washington, USA, 6th August 2018—A new analysis of global wildlife trafficking seizures in the air transport sector reveals that wildlife traffickers…

Radiated Tortoises Astrochelys radiata © gailhampshire / Generic CC 2.0

1 August 2018

Indonesia’s first court case involving CITES Appendix I listed Radiated Tortoise

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 1st August 2018 – A man caught in possession of two Critically Endangered and CITES Appendix I Radiated Tortoises…

Perhilitan announced the crackdown on online wildlife crime during a press conference live streamed on Facebook © UTUSAN ONLINE

8 June 2018

Malaysia seizes over 680 wildlife and parts in operation against wildlife cybercrime

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8th June 2018—Wildlife cybercrime in Peninsular Malaysia took a hit this month with authorities netting over 680 wild animals…

Black Spotted Turtles seized in Thailand on 8th November 2013 © P.Tansom / TRAFFIC

28 May 2018

Black Spotted Turtle trade in Asia II: A seizure analysis

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 28th May 2018—Asia’s illegal trade in the Black Spotted Turtle is spiralling out of control. A new TRAFFIC study shows over…