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India’s exotic pet trade

27 January 2022

The exotic pet trade in India is booming. In recent years, India has seen a surge in seizures by Indian Customs, indicative of an increasing

Tanzanian “Ivory Queen” re-sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for ivory trafficking

12 December 2021

In most jurisdictions around the world, successful prosecutions of high-level wildlife traffickers are rare. Law enforcement agencies often struggle to collect sufficient (and permissible) evidence

Bushmeat trafficking in Europe: a ticking time bomb?

27 October 2020

Thousands of tonnes of bushmeat are estimated to be smuggled into Europe each year, both for personal use and commercial trade. Bushmeat trafficking not only

Disease outbreaks caused by wildlife trade are a global, not just Chinese problem

13 February 2020

It is February 2020 and the world is in the grip of another infectious disease outbreak. The disease, first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31

Following the money to disrupt wildlife crime: from words to action

22 November 2019

Since the early 2000s the world has seen an alarming surge in poaching and trafficking of protected wildlife species. These crimes impact not just biodiversity.

The real costs of illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trade: $1 trillion–$2 trillion per year

1 November 2019

The last decade has seen an increased awareness of the crisis faced by the natural world due to illegal logging, fishing and wildlife trade. Sadly,

Asian demand for fish bladders is driving illegal and unsustainable fishing

1 October 2019

In recent years, conservationists have rung the alarm bell about the dire state of the vaquita, a small porpoise species endemic to the Gulf of

Wildlife crime in Suriname and Bolivia threat to unique species

22 January 2019

Early 2018 IUCN Netherlands commissioned Pauline Verheij of EcoJust to conduct an analysis of wildlife crime in Bolivia and Suriname. This analysis led to a

Ivory trade in Central Africa fuelled by corruption and weak governance

10 September 2017

Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa, according to

New research reveals scale of pangolin slaughter in Africa

24 July 2017

The true scale of the slaughter of pangolins in Africa has been revealed by new research showing that millions of the scaly mammals are being