Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) generates substantial profits, often laundered through complex financial networks. To dismantle trafficking networks and combat the associated corruption, law enforcement ...

A Malaysian court has issued a landmark penalty of almost MYR 129 million (USD32 million) and over 70 years total jail time to three Vietnamese nationals convicted of illegally keeping an incredible ...

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 ...

Customs officers play a key role in detecting suspicious wildlife consignments by checking documents, inspecting shipments, ...

70% of the burgeoning online trade in Cheetahs is happening on social media. Research by TRAFFIC shows a growing online trend in illegal trade, further pressuring an already at-risk iconic big cat.

Combatting poaching and illegal trade of snow leopards is a key objective of the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), which unites all 12 snow leopard range countries with ...

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 ...

Overall, whole tigers, dead and live, as well as a variety of tiger parts equal to a conservative estimate of 3,377 tigers were confiscated between January 2000 and June 2022 across 50 countries and ...

Wildlife and timber trafficking often involves transnational organised crime networks and generates significant illicit proceeds, billions each year. Despite the seriousness of this criminal activity, ...

A wide range and concerning volume of wildlife are being trafficked through the Sulu-Celebes region¹, and a new report calls for urgent action in this part of Southeast Asia shared by Indonesia, ...

Tanzania is home to wild herds of buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, and impala that have been hunted for meat by generations of indigenous communities. In 2019, Tanzania’s late President called on the ...

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 ...