A Malaysian court has ordered two local men to defend themselves against charges of illegally keeping 50 rhino horn pieces in ...

An international agreement is laying the groundwork for a more sustainable future for traditional medicine (TM), and the ...

Usually the stars of horror stories, tarantulas and scorpions might be widely feared, but a recent study from the Philippines ...

TRAFFIC is pleased to present the second edition of the wildlife trade newsletter for Central Asia. This newsletter is ...

Critically endangered eels, timber and medicinal plants are amongst the top commodities being seized in the EU, according to new TRAFFIC analysis of 2023 data. The report, produced under a Service ...

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 ...

At a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss, TRAFFIC is scaling up evidence, solutions, and influence to ensure that trade in wild species is legal and sustainable, for the benefit of the planet and ...

Luxury seafood products sourced in South Africa are predominantly exported to consumers in east and southeast Asia. Many of the species involved are CITES-listed – protected under international trade ...

At least 350,000 trees were illegally felled inside protected areas and at least 150,000 tonnes of logs illegally exported to destinations including China, Malaysia and Mauritius over the five-year ...

In assessing the trafficking and illegal wildlife trade from the turn of the century, Southeast Asia: At the heart of wildlife trade shows just how persistent the problem has been. Authors also noted ...

The report, Setting Suns: the Historical Decline of Ivory and Rhino Horn Markets in Japan, documents in detail the changes that led to the marked decline in both markets. The study’s authors analysed ...

These are just some of the shocking revelations contained in a new report, Empty Shells: An assessment of abalone poaching and trade from southern Africa, published today by TRAFFIC, the international ...