Asia’s Wildlife Trade - One World · R. C. Kirkpatrick Regional Director TRAFFIC East Asia One...
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R. C
. Kirk
patr
ick
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
TRA
FFIC
Eas
t Asi
a
One W
orld
, One
Hea
lthBe
ijing,
15-1
7 Nov
embe
r 200
5
Asi
a’s
Wild
life
Trad
eW
hat d
o we k
now
abou
t the m
ovem
ent o
f wild
anim
als?
TRA
FFIC
:Th
e w
ildlif
e tra
de p
rogr
am o
f WW
F an
d IU
CN
Bird market, Karachi, Pakistan. M. Rautkari, WWF-Canon.
Sum
mar
yCivet in southern China. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3908790/
•Live
wild
anim
al m
arke
ts …
--La
rge s
cale,
broa
d sco
pe--
Bring
glob
al bio
diver
sity t
o Asia
--
Mix w
ild &
dome
stic a
nimals
--Co
nser
vatio
n man
ager
s ove
rwhe
lmed
•Con
serv
atio
n an
d he
alth
…--
Prop
er re
gulat
ion a
comm
on ne
ed
‘Sou
rce’
Mar
kets
of S
outh
east
Asi
aStarlings, Medan, Indonesia. C. Shepard, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia.
•Jak
arta
--La
rges
t in S
outhe
ast A
sia--
80%
bird
s, wi
ld &
dome
stic
•Med
an--
Bird
s, mo
nkey
s, tur
tles
--So
me sp
ecies
with
50%
mor
tality
/day
•Ind
ochi
na--
More
mar
kets,
but s
malle
r --
Bird
s, tur
tles,
pang
olins
End
Mar
kets
Con
solid
atin
g in
Chi
na
•Gua
ngzh
ou / S
henz
hen
--67
7 spe
cies (
39 m
amma
ls, 45
3 bird
s)--
Both
wild-
caug
ht &
capti
ve br
ed
•Viet
Nam
/ Chi
na b
orde
r--
200+
verte
brate
spec
ies
--Mo
re th
an 50
% ar
e pro
tected
spec
ies
•Mas
sive s
cale
--90
000 s
nake
s, 24
000 t
urtle
s per
visit
--60
0 pan
golin
s/day
Turtles in a Beijing market. M. Gunther, WWF-Canon.
End
Mar
kets
Con
solid
atin
g in
Chi
naTufted deer in market, Sichuan, China. S. Chapman, WWF-Canon.
•Ava
ilabl
e in
Guan
gzho
u …
--Ma
sked
palm
cive
t--
Ferre
t bad
ger
--Ba
rking
deer
--W
ild bo
ar--
Hedg
ehog
--
Fox
--Sq
uirre
l--
Bamb
oo ra
t --
Snak
e--
Leop
ard c
at
Wild
life
Trad
e: A
Com
plex
, Gro
win
g B
usin
ess
Bang
lades
h
Myan
mar Th
ailan
d
Philip
pine
s
Malay
sia
Indo
nesia
Chin
a
Bang
lades
h
Myan
mar Th
ailan
d
Philip
pine
s
Malay
sia
Indo
nesia
Chin
a
Firs
t, fro
m V
iet
Nam
& B
angl
ades
h
Trad
e rou
tes f
orAs
ian fr
eshw
ater
turtl
es
Bang
lades
h
Myan
mar Th
ailan
d
Philip
pine
s
Malay
sia
Indo
nesia
Chin
a
Then
, fro
m M
yanm
ar,
Laos
, & C
ambo
dia
Bang
lades
h
Myan
mar Th
ailan
d
Philip
pine
s
Malay
sia
Indo
nesia
Chin
a
Now,
from
Indo
nesia
& Ma
laysia
•Asia
n fre
shwa
ter t
urtle
ex
ampl
e--
Trad
e is b
oth le
gal a
nd ill
egal
--“F
arme
d”an
imals
likely
from
wild
•Sou
rces
chan
ge o
ver t
ime
--W
ild po
pulat
ions d
eplet
ed--
Trad
ers m
ove t
o othe
r cou
ntries
Wild
life
Trad
e: A
Com
plex
, Gro
win
g B
usin
ess
Smug
glin
g ro
utes
of
Pang
olin
Trad
e rou
tes: fr
om S
upra
dit K
anwa
nich 2
002.
Kunm
ing
Hano
i
Phno
m P
enh
Bang
kokVi
entia
ne
Mand
alay
•Pan
golin
exam
ple
--Tr
ade i
s ille
gal
•Rou
tes a
re ev
er-c
hang
ing
--Ma
inly b
y lan
d --
Rece
nt se
izure
of 12
0 pan
golin
s,My
anma
r ->
Laos
-> V
iet N
am ->
Chin
a
•New
infra
stru
ctur
e--
Redu
ces t
rans
port
‘costs
’--
Usefu
l for s
treng
thene
d enfo
rceme
nt?
Gen
eral
Les
sons
Ducks & chickens, Shaanxi, China. M. Gunther, WWF-Canon.
•Mas
sive s
cale
--Lo
ts of
anim
als--
Wild
mixe
d with
dome
stic
--St
ress
ful &
unsa
nitar
y con
dition
s
•Bro
ad sc
ope
--An
imals
& di
seas
es fr
om ar
ound
wor
ld--
Cros
s-spe
cies e
xpos
ure i
n mar
kets
•Reg
ulat
ors o
verw
helm
ed--
Trad
e netw
orks
: wide
& co
mplex
--Ma
ny co
mpeti
ng pr
ioritie
s
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Kunm
ing
Guan
gzho
u/Ho
ng K
ong
Jaka
rta
Beijin
g
Kath
man
du
Bang
kok
Hano
i
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Wild
life
Mar
kets
Are
Hub
s
•Tra
de h
ubs
--Ke
y to A
sia’s
wildl
ife tr
ade
--Mi
x mam
mal, b
ird &
repti
le --
Key p
oint
s for
inte
rven
tion
•Ban
gkok
exam
ple
--On
ly 1/3
bird
s nati
ve
Com
mon
Issu
es fo
r Con
serv
atio
n an
d H
ealth
Macaque, Vietnam. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/wild-trade/captives/captives.html
•Com
mon
nee
ds--
Lega
l trad
e man
aged
--Ille
gal tr
ade e
limina
ted--
Monit
oring
& su
rveilla
nce
--Tim
ely re
spon
se to
issu
es
•Pos
sible
next
step
s--
Reso
lve co
nflict
s (e.g
., Molu
ccan
Coc
katoo
)--
Colla
bora
te on
trad
e con
trol
--Tie
to ne
w inf
rastr
uctur
e dev
elopm
ent
(e.g
., AS
EAN
Actio
n Pl
an fo
r Fau
na &
Flor
a, 2
005-
2010
)
Sum
mar
yCivet in southern China. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3908790/
•Live
wild
anim
al m
arke
ts …
--La
rge s
cale,
broa
d sco
pe--
Bring
glob
al bio
diver
sity t
o Asia
--
Mix w
ild &
dome
stic a
nimals
--Co
nser
vatio
n man
ager
s ove
rwhe
lmed
•Con
serv
atio
n an
d he
alth
…--
Prop
er re
gulat
ion a
comm
on ne
ed