TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
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Court case verdict reveals true scale of 2011’s “Annus horribilis” for African Elephants Part of an ivory shipment seized in Malaysia in 2012, said to be en route to China © TRAFFIC Fujian Province, China, 24th May 2013 —The sentencing of three men in Fujian Province for their role in...
New study reveals scale of persistent illegal Tiger trade Bangkok, Thailand, 7th March 2013 —Parts of more than 1400 Tigers have been seized across Asia in the past 13 years, according to TRAFFIC’s latest analysis of confiscations, which includes new data for 2010-2012. Reduced to Ski...
Two-year jail sentence in Malaysia’s biggest tiger part smuggling case Some of the Tiger skins found in the possession of a man who today was sentenced to 60 months in jail in Malaysia © TRAFFIC Alor Star, Malaysia, 7th February 2013 —A court case involving Malaysia’s biggest ever sei...
Eleven live otters found in airport luggage A Thai enforcement officer displays one of the 11 otters seized at Bangkok's main airport © TRAFFIC Bangkok, Thailand, 22nd January 2013 —Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport has seen countless traffickers attempt to smuggle a myriad...
Customs in Malaysia with part of a massive ivory seizure said to have originated from Togo © Elizabeth John / TRAFFIC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11th December 2012 – Royal Malaysian Customs have made their largest ever seizure of ivory in transit through the country, finding 1,500 pieces...
