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TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is working to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Our vision? A world in which this trade is managed sustainably – conserving biodiversity while continuing to make a significant contribution to human needs. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN – The World Conservation Union. the wildlife trade monitoring network Wildlife trade matters Trade in wild plants and animals is big business, worth billions of dollars and involving hundreds of millions of plants and animals every year. Over-exploitation of animals and plants for trade is the second biggest threat to wild species after habitat destruction. The trade is diverse – from live animals and ornamental plants to a vast array of wildlife products from elephant ivory and Tiger skins, to mahogany, tuna and ginseng. People around the world depend on wildlife harvest and trade for food, medicine, shelter and to support their livelihoods. Much of this trade is legal and regulated, but a significant proportion is unmanaged, unreported and/or illegal. What is being done?

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Find out more! How is TRAFFIC organized?

How you can helpBecome informed! Contact us for further information

when in any doubt about wildlife trade related issues.

You will be joining a growing international network of

people who want to learn more about wildlife trade issues.

Before you go on holiday, visit ‘How you can help’ section

of our website for TRAFFIC’s guide on what to watch out

for when buying curios or wildlife souvenirs.

Sea shells and turtle products are still frequently found for sale intourist destinations. Returning home with such items in your luggagemay be illegal.

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is working to ensure that tradein wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

Our vision? A world in which this trade is managed sustainably – conservingbiodiversity while continuing to make a significant contribution to human needs.

TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN – The World Conservation Union.

the wildlife trade monitoring network

TRAFFIC network

is a joint programme of

Read our journal: The TRAFFIC Bulletin, launched in 1979, is the only

international journal devoted exclusively to global

wildlife trade issues and currently reaches some

4000 individuals in over 150 countries. The TRAFFIC

Bulletin contains original reports and current news

on trade in wild animals and plants and their

derivatives. To subscribe to The TRAFFIC Bulletin,

contact TRAFFIC International or download your

personal copy from www.traffic.org.

Please donate! Over the past 30 years, TRAFFIC has gained a strong

reputation as a reliable and impartial source of expertise and

a leader in its field. Our global network is research-driven,

action-oriented, and committed to delivering innovative

and practical solutions to wildlife trade issues based on the

latest information.

We desperately need your help to support TRAFFIC’sresearch, training and conservation work around the world!

To donate online, visit www.traffic.org, or contact TRAFFIC International or your local TRAFFIC office.

Visit our website:www.traffic.org hosts information about the

TRAFFIC conservation programme, including original

research and on-line publications, our newsletter

TRAFFIC Dispatches, media releases, and news and

views related to ongoing TRAFFIC network-wide

conservation activities. TRAFFIC CommitteeChair: Dr Gerhard van den Top, WWF-Netherlands

Members: Dr Chris Hails, WWF-International

Ms Ginette Hemley, WWF-US

Dr William Jackson, IUCN

Dr Susan Lieberman, WWF-International

Dr Jane Smart, IUCN

Mr John Mbae, IUCN

Dr John G. Robinson, Wildlife Conservation Society

Executive DirectorTRAFFIC Mr Steven Broad

TRAFFIC operates through anetwork of eight regionalprogrammes co-ordinated byits international headquartersin Cambridge, UK. TRAFFIC is governed by a Committeewhose members are appointedby WWF and IUCN.

Wildlife tradematters

● Trade in wild plants and animals is big business, worth billions of dollars andinvolving hundreds of millions of plants and animals every year.

● Over-exploitation of animals and plants for trade is the second biggest threat to wild species after habitat destruction.

● The trade is diverse – from live animals and ornamental plants to a vast array ofwildlife products from elephant ivory and Tiger skins, to mahogany, tuna andginseng.

● People around the world depend on wildlife harvest and trade for food, medicine,shelter and to support their livelihoods.

● Much of this trade is legal and regulated, but a significant proportion isunmanaged, unreported and/or illegal.

What is beingdone?

TRAFFIC International 219a Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, UK Tel: (44) 1223 277427 Fax: (44) 1223 277237 E-mail: [email protected] Charity Registration No: 1076722

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

Chinac/o WWF China Programme Office, Room 1609, Wen Hua Gong, Beijing WorkingPeople’s Culture Palace, (Laodong RenminWenhuagong Dongmen), Beijing 100006, People’s Republic of ChinaTel: 86-10-6522 7100 (ext. 3260)Fax: 86-10-6522 7300E-mail: [email protected]

Japan6th Fl. Nihonseimei Akabanebashi Bldg.,3-1-14, Shiba, Minato-ku, 105-0014 Tokyo, JapanTel: (81) 3 3769 1716 Fax: (81) 3 3769 1304E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.trafficj.org

TaipeiPO Box 7-476, Taipei, TaiwanTel: (886) 2 2362 9787 Fax: (886) 2 2362 9799E-mail: [email protected]: www.wow.org.tw

TRAFFIC East/Southern Africac/o WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office, PO Box CY 1409,Causeway, Harare, ZimbabweTel: (263) 4 252533 / 252534Fax: (263) 4 703902E-mail: [email protected]

South Africac/o Endangered Wildlife Trust, Private Bag x11, Parkview 2122,Johannesburg, South AfricaTel: (27) 11 486 1102 Fax: (27) 11 486 1506E-mail: [email protected]

TanzaniaPO Box 106060, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTel: (255-22) 2701676 / 2700077 / 272455Fax: (255-22) 2775535E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC EuropeBd. Emile Jacqmain 90,B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumTel: (32) 2 343 8258Fax: (32) 2 343 2565E-mail: [email protected]

Central Eastern Project Officec/o WWF-Hungary, Németvölgyi út 78/b,1124 Budapest, HungaryTel: (36) 1 214 55 54 (ext. 132)Fax: (36) 1 212 93 53E-mail: [email protected]

Francec/o WWF France,1, Carrefour de Longchamp, F 75016 Paris, FranceTel: (33) 1 55 25 84 84Fax: (33) 1 55 25 84 74E-mail: [email protected]

Germanyc/o Umweltstiftung WWF Germany,Rebstöcker Str. 55, 60326 Frankfurt a.M., GermanyTel: (49) 69 79144 180Fax: (49) 69 617221E-mail: [email protected]

Italyc/o WWF Italia, Via Po, 25/c,00198 Rome, ItalyTel: (39) 06 84497357Fax: (39) 06 84497356E-mail: [email protected]

Russiac/o WWF Russia Programme Office,Nikoloyamskaya str.19, building 3,109240 Moscow, RussiaTel: (007) 095 727 09 39Fax: (007) 095 727 09 38E-mail: [email protected]: www.wwf.ru/traffic

Swedenc/o WWF-Sweden, Ulriksdals Slott,S-17081 Solna, SwedenTel: (46) 8 624 7400 Fax: (46) 8 85 1329Tel: (46) 226 70050 Fax: (46) 226 70022Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC North America1250 24th Street, NW,Washington DC 20037, USATel: (1) 202 293 4800Fax: (1) 202 775 8287E-mail: [email protected]

CanadaSuite 512B, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC,V6C 1T2, CanadaTel: (1) 604-678-5152Fax: (1) 604-678-5155 E-mail: [email protected]

Mexicoc/o WWF Mexico Programme Office,Ave. Mexico No. 51, Col. Hipodromo Condesa,06100 Mexico, D.F., MexicoTel: (525) 286 5631/34 Fax: (525) 286 5637E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC OceaniaGPO Box 528, Sydney NSW 2001, AustraliaTel: (61) 2 9280 1671Fax: (61) 2 9212 1794Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South AmericaAv. De los Shyris 2680 y Gaspar de Villaroel,Edificio MITA COBADELSA, Penthouse (PH), Quito, EcuadorTel: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 400)Fax: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 230)E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South Asiac/o IUCN Sri Lanka Country office 53, Horton Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Tel. (94) 011-2694094Fax: (94) 011-2682470

TRAFFIC Southeast AsiaUnit 9-3A, 3rd Floor, Jalan SS23/11, Taman SEA, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaTel: (603) 7880 3940Fax: (603) 7882 0171E-mail: [email protected]

Indochinac/o IUCN Viet Nam, 44/4 Van Bao Street, Ba Dinh District,Hanoi, Viet NamTel: (84) 4 726 1721Fax: (84) 4 726 1561 (c/o IUCN)E-mail: [email protected]: www.trafficindo.org

Credit for front cover images, left to right: © David Newton / TRAFFIC© WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey© WWF-Canon / Ezequiel NAVÍO© WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

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TRAFFIC is the only wildlife trade organization with the expertise and ability to bringtogether global data on various issues to help regulate markets and informgovernments and the public. We do this by:

● undertaking in-depth research and using this knowledge to help decision-makers at

all levels to understand the scope, dynamics and impacts of wildlife trade, so that they

can apply appropriate management measures;

● assisting law-makers around the world to develop and implement policies and

legislation that ensure trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to biodiversity

and its conservation;

● collaborating with governments and the private sector to adopt economic policies and

practices that ensure wild species are traded within sustainable levels;

● promoting sustainable consumption by encouraging consumers of wildlife

commodities, at all levels of the trade, to make sure that such use does not threaten

wild populations of plants and animals.

We provide an ‘early warning’ system to alertgovernments, traders and the wider public toemerging and/or poorly understood wildlife tradeissues and trends.

TRAFFIC’s work ranges from identifying tradethreatening the Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle,found only on a small island in Indonesia, to making rapid assessments of trade impacts on the numerous species used in traditionalmedicines in Asia.

Medicinal plants and animalsThe lives of people all over the developing world depend on wild

plants used to treat diseases. TRAFFIC is working to ensure that

the use of threatened species such as agarwood is sustainable

and is helping the World Health Organization to develop

international guidelines and management systems for medicinal

plant harvest and trade. TRAFFIC investigations also cover trade in

animal products used in traditional medicines – from musk deer

and Saiga Antelope to critically

endangered species such as

Tigers and rhinoceroses.

One in four of all prescriptionsdispensed by western pharmacistshave ingredients derived from wild plants.

We take action to reduce threats tobiodiversity through focused action inwildlife trade ‘hotspots’.

The front lines in the struggle to address global wildlife

trade threats are ‘hotspots’ such as major border crossings,

ports and airports, and busy wildlife markets. TRAFFIC has

identified key locations where significant levels of illegal

and unsustainable trade occur, such as on the eastern

borders of the European Union (one of the world’s biggest

wildlife consumers), China’s border crossings and wildlife

markets, or the trade hubs of South-east Asia.

We intervene to address trade risks to selectedthreatened species that act as symbols or ‘flagships’for wider trade and conservation challenges.

● In the last hundred years, Tiger numbers have declined by 95%;

● Up to 12 000 African elephants are illegally killed each year to

supply domestic ivory markets;

● Three out of the seven species of marine turtles are now critically

endangered.

Wildlife trade is a major factor in the decline of these species – and

countless others. Flagship species such as elephants, Tigers and marine

turtles highlight the extent of global trade and conservation issues.

TRAFFIC’s groundbreaking work at national, regional and global levels

on other flagship species includes Snow Leopard; European falcons;

African and Asian Rhinoceroses; great apes; sturgeon; and Vicuna.

A TRAFFIC-run database(Elephant Trade InformationSystem, ETIS), recordingseizures of elephantproducts around the worldidentifies where illegal ivory is being sold and itscountries of origin. Thanks toour efforts, African countrieshave recently announced acontinent-wide plan toregulate and, wherenecessary, close down their domestic ivory markets.

With encouragement from TRAFFIC, ten countries of South-east Asia havecommitted themselves to enforcing conservation measures in a region wherebirds and reptiles for the pet trade, luxury items made of ivory and HawksbillTurtle shell as well as highly-valued medicines such as musk, Tiger bone andginseng are all in high demand.

FisheriesFaced with catastrophic declines in fish stocks around

the world, TRAFFIC is challenging Regional Fisheries

Management Organisations around the world to live up

to their mandate to ensure that commercial harvesting

of fish on the high seas is sustainable.

Regional fisheriesmanagement organisationsare able to use TRAFFICresearch and monitoringdata to ensure that illegal, unreported andunregulated fishing doesnot endanger wild stocks of threatened species.

TimberIllegal trade in timber not only leads to loss of foreign revenue

for developing nations, it also destroys vast areas of valuable

wildlife habitat, and devastates the livelihoods of local

communities. TRAFFIC is at the forefront of action to make

the timber trade more sustainable and was instrumental in

bringing about new legislation to control the trade in

threatened tree species such as ramin through CITES*.

The Government ofTanzania is acting oninformation gathered byTRAFFIC experts to crackdown hard on illegal export of hardwoods from coastal forests andmiombo woodlands.

Wild meatIn some areas of the developing world wild animals may be the

only available source of meat protein, particularly during times of

economic hardship, conflict or famine. Wild meat is the sole

source of income for a third of traders in some parts of Africa

and South America. We are looking at ways to find a balance

between the

urgent need to

conserve wildlife

populations

while addressing

the needs of

people who rely

on this resource.

In Africa, TRAFFIC ishelping authoritiesto identify illegalwild meat andencourage legal salefrom well-managed,sustainable sources.

*CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

of Wild Fauna and Flora

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Training Customs officers to identifythreatened species is key to combattingthe illegal wildlife trade.

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TRAFFIC is the only wildlife trade organization with the expertise and ability to bringtogether global data on various issues to help regulate markets and informgovernments and the public. We do this by:

● undertaking in-depth research and using this knowledge to help decision-makers at

all levels to understand the scope, dynamics and impacts of wildlife trade, so that they

can apply appropriate management measures;

● assisting law-makers around the world to develop and implement policies and

legislation that ensure trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to biodiversity

and its conservation;

● collaborating with governments and the private sector to adopt economic policies and

practices that ensure wild species are traded within sustainable levels;

● promoting sustainable consumption by encouraging consumers of wildlife

commodities, at all levels of the trade, to make sure that such use does not threaten

wild populations of plants and animals.

We provide an ‘early warning’ system to alertgovernments, traders and the wider public toemerging and/or poorly understood wildlife tradeissues and trends.

TRAFFIC’s work ranges from identifying tradethreatening the Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle,found only on a small island in Indonesia, to making rapid assessments of trade impacts on the numerous species used in traditionalmedicines in Asia.

Medicinal plants and animalsThe lives of people all over the developing world depend on wild

plants used to treat diseases. TRAFFIC is working to ensure that

the use of threatened species such as agarwood is sustainable

and is helping the World Health Organization to develop

international guidelines and management systems for medicinal

plant harvest and trade. TRAFFIC investigations also cover trade in

animal products used in traditional medicines – from musk deer

and Saiga Antelope to critically

endangered species such as

Tigers and rhinoceroses.

One in four of all prescriptionsdispensed by western pharmacistshave ingredients derived from wild plants.

We take action to reduce threats tobiodiversity through focused action inwildlife trade ‘hotspots’.

The front lines in the struggle to address global wildlife

trade threats are ‘hotspots’ such as major border crossings,

ports and airports, and busy wildlife markets. TRAFFIC has

identified key locations where significant levels of illegal

and unsustainable trade occur, such as on the eastern

borders of the European Union (one of the world’s biggest

wildlife consumers), China’s border crossings and wildlife

markets, or the trade hubs of South-east Asia.

We intervene to address trade risks to selectedthreatened species that act as symbols or ‘flagships’for wider trade and conservation challenges.

● In the last hundred years, Tiger numbers have declined by 95%;

● Up to 12 000 African elephants are illegally killed each year to

supply domestic ivory markets;

● Three out of the seven species of marine turtles are now critically

endangered.

Wildlife trade is a major factor in the decline of these species – and

countless others. Flagship species such as elephants, Tigers and marine

turtles highlight the extent of global trade and conservation issues.

TRAFFIC’s groundbreaking work at national, regional and global levels

on other flagship species includes Snow Leopard; European falcons;

African and Asian Rhinoceroses; great apes; sturgeon; and Vicuna.

A TRAFFIC-run database(Elephant Trade InformationSystem, ETIS), recordingseizures of elephantproducts around the worldidentifies where illegal ivory is being sold and itscountries of origin. Thanks toour efforts, African countrieshave recently announced acontinent-wide plan toregulate and, wherenecessary, close down their domestic ivory markets.

With encouragement from TRAFFIC, ten countries of South-east Asia havecommitted themselves to enforcing conservation measures in a region wherebirds and reptiles for the pet trade, luxury items made of ivory and HawksbillTurtle shell as well as highly-valued medicines such as musk, Tiger bone andginseng are all in high demand.

FisheriesFaced with catastrophic declines in fish stocks around

the world, TRAFFIC is challenging Regional Fisheries

Management Organisations around the world to live up

to their mandate to ensure that commercial harvesting

of fish on the high seas is sustainable.

Regional fisheriesmanagement organisationsare able to use TRAFFICresearch and monitoringdata to ensure that illegal, unreported andunregulated fishing doesnot endanger wild stocks of threatened species.

TimberIllegal trade in timber not only leads to loss of foreign revenue

for developing nations, it also destroys vast areas of valuable

wildlife habitat, and devastates the livelihoods of local

communities. TRAFFIC is at the forefront of action to make

the timber trade more sustainable and was instrumental in

bringing about new legislation to control the trade in

threatened tree species such as ramin through CITES*.

The Government ofTanzania is acting oninformation gathered byTRAFFIC experts to crackdown hard on illegal export of hardwoods from coastal forests andmiombo woodlands.

Wild meatIn some areas of the developing world wild animals may be the

only available source of meat protein, particularly during times of

economic hardship, conflict or famine. Wild meat is the sole

source of income for a third of traders in some parts of Africa

and South America. We are looking at ways to find a balance

between the

urgent need to

conserve wildlife

populations

while addressing

the needs of

people who rely

on this resource.

In Africa, TRAFFIC ishelping authoritiesto identify illegalwild meat andencourage legal salefrom well-managed,sustainable sources.

*CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

of Wild Fauna and Flora

How does TRAFFIC work?

What is TRAFFIC achieving?

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Fishermen sorting tuna after thecatch. Sulawesi/Indonesia.

Training Customs officers to identifythreatened species is key to combattingthe illegal wildlife trade.

Yellowfin tuna

Illegal trade in caviar is pushing somesturgeon species towards extinction.Following a TRAFFIC finding of theextent of the trade, the universalcaviar labelling system has beenadopted in the European Union toassure consumers that the caviar theybuy comes from sustainable sources.

© V

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TRAFFIC is the only wildlife trade organization with the expertise and ability to bringtogether global data on various issues to help regulate markets and informgovernments and the public. We do this by:

● undertaking in-depth research and using this knowledge to help decision-makers at

all levels to understand the scope, dynamics and impacts of wildlife trade, so that they

can apply appropriate management measures;

● assisting law-makers around the world to develop and implement policies and

legislation that ensure trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to biodiversity

and its conservation;

● collaborating with governments and the private sector to adopt economic policies and

practices that ensure wild species are traded within sustainable levels;

● promoting sustainable consumption by encouraging consumers of wildlife

commodities, at all levels of the trade, to make sure that such use does not threaten

wild populations of plants and animals.

We provide an ‘early warning’ system to alertgovernments, traders and the wider public toemerging and/or poorly understood wildlife tradeissues and trends.

TRAFFIC’s work ranges from identifying tradethreatening the Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle,found only on a small island in Indonesia, to making rapid assessments of trade impacts on the numerous species used in traditionalmedicines in Asia.

Medicinal plants and animalsThe lives of people all over the developing world depend on wild

plants used to treat diseases. TRAFFIC is working to ensure that

the use of threatened species such as agarwood is sustainable

and is helping the World Health Organization to develop

international guidelines and management systems for medicinal

plant harvest and trade. TRAFFIC investigations also cover trade in

animal products used in traditional medicines – from musk deer

and Saiga Antelope to critically

endangered species such as

Tigers and rhinoceroses.

One in four of all prescriptionsdispensed by western pharmacistshave ingredients derived from wild plants.

We take action to reduce threats tobiodiversity through focused action inwildlife trade ‘hotspots’.

The front lines in the struggle to address global wildlife

trade threats are ‘hotspots’ such as major border crossings,

ports and airports, and busy wildlife markets. TRAFFIC has

identified key locations where significant levels of illegal

and unsustainable trade occur, such as on the eastern

borders of the European Union (one of the world’s biggest

wildlife consumers), China’s border crossings and wildlife

markets, or the trade hubs of South-east Asia.

We intervene to address trade risks to selectedthreatened species that act as symbols or ‘flagships’for wider trade and conservation challenges.

● In the last hundred years, Tiger numbers have declined by 95%;

● Up to 12 000 African elephants are illegally killed each year to

supply domestic ivory markets;

● Three out of the seven species of marine turtles are now critically

endangered.

Wildlife trade is a major factor in the decline of these species – and

countless others. Flagship species such as elephants, Tigers and marine

turtles highlight the extent of global trade and conservation issues.

TRAFFIC’s groundbreaking work at national, regional and global levels

on other flagship species includes Snow Leopard; European falcons;

African and Asian Rhinoceroses; great apes; sturgeon; and Vicuna.

A TRAFFIC-run database(Elephant Trade InformationSystem, ETIS), recordingseizures of elephantproducts around the worldidentifies where illegal ivory is being sold and itscountries of origin. Thanks toour efforts, African countrieshave recently announced acontinent-wide plan toregulate and, wherenecessary, close down their domestic ivory markets.

With encouragement from TRAFFIC, ten countries of South-east Asia havecommitted themselves to enforcing conservation measures in a region wherebirds and reptiles for the pet trade, luxury items made of ivory and HawksbillTurtle shell as well as highly-valued medicines such as musk, Tiger bone andginseng are all in high demand.

FisheriesFaced with catastrophic declines in fish stocks around

the world, TRAFFIC is challenging Regional Fisheries

Management Organisations around the world to live up

to their mandate to ensure that commercial harvesting

of fish on the high seas is sustainable.

Regional fisheriesmanagement organisationsare able to use TRAFFICresearch and monitoringdata to ensure that illegal, unreported andunregulated fishing doesnot endanger wild stocks of threatened species.

TimberIllegal trade in timber not only leads to loss of foreign revenue

for developing nations, it also destroys vast areas of valuable

wildlife habitat, and devastates the livelihoods of local

communities. TRAFFIC is at the forefront of action to make

the timber trade more sustainable and was instrumental in

bringing about new legislation to control the trade in

threatened tree species such as ramin through CITES*.

The Government ofTanzania is acting oninformation gathered byTRAFFIC experts to crackdown hard on illegal export of hardwoods from coastal forests andmiombo woodlands.

Wild meatIn some areas of the developing world wild animals may be the

only available source of meat protein, particularly during times of

economic hardship, conflict or famine. Wild meat is the sole

source of income for a third of traders in some parts of Africa

and South America. We are looking at ways to find a balance

between the

urgent need to

conserve wildlife

populations

while addressing

the needs of

people who rely

on this resource.

In Africa, TRAFFIC ishelping authoritiesto identify illegalwild meat andencourage legal salefrom well-managed,sustainable sources.

*CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

of Wild Fauna and Flora

How does TRAFFIC work?

What is TRAFFIC achieving?

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Training Customs officers to identifythreatened species is key to combattingthe illegal wildlife trade.

Yellowfin tuna

Illegal trade in caviar is pushing somesturgeon species towards extinction.Following a TRAFFIC finding of theextent of the trade, the universalcaviar labelling system has beenadopted in the European Union toassure consumers that the caviar theybuy comes from sustainable sources.

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Find out more! How is TRAFFIC organized?

How you can helpBecome informed! Contact us for further information

when in any doubt about wildlife trade related issues.

You will be joining a growing international network of

people who want to learn more about wildlife trade issues.

Before you go on holiday, visit ‘How you can help’ section

of our website for TRAFFIC’s guide on what to watch out

for when buying curios or wildlife souvenirs.

Sea shells and turtle products are still frequently found for sale intourist destinations. Returning home with such items in your luggagemay be illegal.

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is working to ensure that tradein wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

Our vision? A world in which this trade is managed sustainably – conservingbiodiversity while continuing to make a significant contribution to human needs.

TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN – The World Conservation Union.

the wildlife trade monitoring network

TRAFFIC network

is a joint programme of

Read our journal: The TRAFFIC Bulletin, launched in 1979, is the only

international journal devoted exclusively to global

wildlife trade issues and currently reaches some

4000 individuals in over 150 countries. The TRAFFIC

Bulletin contains original reports and current news

on trade in wild animals and plants and their

derivatives. To subscribe to The TRAFFIC Bulletin,

contact TRAFFIC International or download your

personal copy from www.traffic.org.

Please donate! Over the past 30 years, TRAFFIC has gained a strong

reputation as a reliable and impartial source of expertise and

a leader in its field. Our global network is research-driven,

action-oriented, and committed to delivering innovative

and practical solutions to wildlife trade issues based on the

latest information.

We desperately need your help to support TRAFFIC’sresearch, training and conservation work around the world!

To donate online, visit www.traffic.org, or contact TRAFFIC International or your local TRAFFIC office.

Visit our website:www.traffic.org hosts information about the

TRAFFIC conservation programme, including original

research and on-line publications, our newsletter

TRAFFIC Dispatches, media releases, and news and

views related to ongoing TRAFFIC network-wide

conservation activities. TRAFFIC CommitteeChair: Dr Gerhard van den Top, WWF-Netherlands

Members: Dr Chris Hails, WWF-International

Ms Ginette Hemley, WWF-US

Dr William Jackson, IUCN

Dr Susan Lieberman, WWF-International

Dr Jane Smart, IUCN

Mr John Mbae, IUCN

Dr John G. Robinson, Wildlife Conservation Society

Executive DirectorTRAFFIC Mr Steven Broad

TRAFFIC operates through anetwork of eight regionalprogrammes co-ordinated byits international headquartersin Cambridge, UK. TRAFFIC is governed by a Committeewhose members are appointedby WWF and IUCN.

Wildlife tradematters

● Trade in wild plants and animals is big business, worth billions of dollars andinvolving hundreds of millions of plants and animals every year.

● Over-exploitation of animals and plants for trade is the second biggest threat to wild species after habitat destruction.

● The trade is diverse – from live animals and ornamental plants to a vast array ofwildlife products from elephant ivory and Tiger skins, to mahogany, tuna andginseng.

● People around the world depend on wildlife harvest and trade for food, medicine,shelter and to support their livelihoods.

● Much of this trade is legal and regulated, but a significant proportion isunmanaged, unreported and/or illegal.

What is beingdone?

TRAFFIC International 219a Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, UK Tel: (44) 1223 277427 Fax: (44) 1223 277237 E-mail: [email protected] Charity Registration No: 1076722

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

Chinac/o WWF China Programme Office, Room 1609, Wen Hua Gong, Beijing WorkingPeople’s Culture Palace, (Laodong RenminWenhuagong Dongmen), Beijing 100006, People’s Republic of ChinaTel: 86-10-6522 7100 (ext. 3260)Fax: 86-10-6522 7300E-mail: [email protected]

Japan6th Fl. Nihonseimei Akabanebashi Bldg.,3-1-14, Shiba, Minato-ku, 105-0014 Tokyo, JapanTel: (81) 3 3769 1716 Fax: (81) 3 3769 1304E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.trafficj.org

TaipeiPO Box 7-476, Taipei, TaiwanTel: (886) 2 2362 9787 Fax: (886) 2 2362 9799E-mail: [email protected]: www.wow.org.tw

TRAFFIC East/Southern Africac/o WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office, PO Box CY 1409,Causeway, Harare, ZimbabweTel: (263) 4 252533 / 252534Fax: (263) 4 703902E-mail: [email protected]

South Africac/o Endangered Wildlife Trust, Private Bag x11, Parkview 2122,Johannesburg, South AfricaTel: (27) 11 486 1102 Fax: (27) 11 486 1506E-mail: [email protected]

TanzaniaPO Box 106060, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTel: (255-22) 2701676 / 2700077 / 272455Fax: (255-22) 2775535E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC EuropeBd. Emile Jacqmain 90,B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumTel: (32) 2 343 8258Fax: (32) 2 343 2565E-mail: [email protected]

Central Eastern Project Officec/o WWF-Hungary, Németvölgyi út 78/b,1124 Budapest, HungaryTel: (36) 1 214 55 54 (ext. 132)Fax: (36) 1 212 93 53E-mail: [email protected]

Francec/o WWF France,1, Carrefour de Longchamp, F 75016 Paris, FranceTel: (33) 1 55 25 84 84Fax: (33) 1 55 25 84 74E-mail: [email protected]

Germanyc/o Umweltstiftung WWF Germany,Rebstöcker Str. 55, 60326 Frankfurt a.M., GermanyTel: (49) 69 79144 180Fax: (49) 69 617221E-mail: [email protected]

Italyc/o WWF Italia, Via Po, 25/c,00198 Rome, ItalyTel: (39) 06 84497357Fax: (39) 06 84497356E-mail: [email protected]

Russiac/o WWF Russia Programme Office,Nikoloyamskaya str.19, building 3,109240 Moscow, RussiaTel: (007) 095 727 09 39Fax: (007) 095 727 09 38E-mail: [email protected]: www.wwf.ru/traffic

Swedenc/o WWF-Sweden, Ulriksdals Slott,S-17081 Solna, SwedenTel: (46) 8 624 7400 Fax: (46) 8 85 1329Tel: (46) 226 70050 Fax: (46) 226 70022Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC North America1250 24th Street, NW,Washington DC 20037, USATel: (1) 202 293 4800Fax: (1) 202 775 8287E-mail: [email protected]

CanadaSuite 512B, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC,V6C 1T2, CanadaTel: (1) 604-678-5152Fax: (1) 604-678-5155 E-mail: [email protected]

Mexicoc/o WWF Mexico Programme Office,Ave. Mexico No. 51, Col. Hipodromo Condesa,06100 Mexico, D.F., MexicoTel: (525) 286 5631/34 Fax: (525) 286 5637E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC OceaniaGPO Box 528, Sydney NSW 2001, AustraliaTel: (61) 2 9280 1671Fax: (61) 2 9212 1794Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South AmericaAv. De los Shyris 2680 y Gaspar de Villaroel,Edificio MITA COBADELSA, Penthouse (PH), Quito, EcuadorTel: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 400)Fax: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 230)E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South Asiac/o IUCN Sri Lanka Country office 53, Horton Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Tel. (94) 011-2694094Fax: (94) 011-2682470

TRAFFIC Southeast AsiaUnit 9-3A, 3rd Floor, Jalan SS23/11, Taman SEA, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaTel: (603) 7880 3940Fax: (603) 7882 0171E-mail: [email protected]

Indochinac/o IUCN Viet Nam, 44/4 Van Bao Street, Ba Dinh District,Hanoi, Viet NamTel: (84) 4 726 1721Fax: (84) 4 726 1561 (c/o IUCN)E-mail: [email protected]: www.trafficindo.org

Credit for front cover images, left to right: © David Newton / TRAFFIC© WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey© WWF-Canon / Ezequiel NAVÍO© WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

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Find out more! How is TRAFFIC organized?

How you can helpBecome informed! Contact us for further information

when in any doubt about wildlife trade related issues.

You will be joining a growing international network of

people who want to learn more about wildlife trade issues.

Before you go on holiday, visit ‘How you can help’ section

of our website for TRAFFIC’s guide on what to watch out

for when buying curios or wildlife souvenirs.

Sea shells and turtle products are still frequently found for sale intourist destinations. Returning home with such items in your luggagemay be illegal.

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is working to ensure that tradein wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

Our vision? A world in which this trade is managed sustainably – conservingbiodiversity while continuing to make a significant contribution to human needs.

TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN – The World Conservation Union.

the wildlife trade monitoring network

TRAFFIC network

is a joint programme of

Read our journal: The TRAFFIC Bulletin, launched in 1979, is the only

international journal devoted exclusively to global

wildlife trade issues and currently reaches some

4000 individuals in over 150 countries. The TRAFFIC

Bulletin contains original reports and current news

on trade in wild animals and plants and their

derivatives. To subscribe to The TRAFFIC Bulletin,

contact TRAFFIC International or download your

personal copy from www.traffic.org.

Please donate! Over the past 30 years, TRAFFIC has gained a strong

reputation as a reliable and impartial source of expertise and

a leader in its field. Our global network is research-driven,

action-oriented, and committed to delivering innovative

and practical solutions to wildlife trade issues based on the

latest information.

We desperately need your help to support TRAFFIC’sresearch, training and conservation work around the world!

To donate online, visit www.traffic.org, or contact TRAFFIC International or your local TRAFFIC office.

Visit our website:www.traffic.org hosts information about the

TRAFFIC conservation programme, including original

research and on-line publications, our newsletter

TRAFFIC Dispatches, media releases, and news and

views related to ongoing TRAFFIC network-wide

conservation activities. TRAFFIC CommitteeChair: Dr Gerhard van den Top, WWF-Netherlands

Members: Dr Chris Hails, WWF-International

Ms Ginette Hemley, WWF-US

Dr William Jackson, IUCN

Dr Susan Lieberman, WWF-International

Dr Jane Smart, IUCN

Mr John Mbae, IUCN

Dr John G. Robinson, Wildlife Conservation Society

Executive DirectorTRAFFIC Mr Steven Broad

TRAFFIC operates through anetwork of eight regionalprogrammes co-ordinated byits international headquartersin Cambridge, UK. TRAFFIC is governed by a Committeewhose members are appointedby WWF and IUCN.

Wildlife tradematters

● Trade in wild plants and animals is big business, worth billions of dollars andinvolving hundreds of millions of plants and animals every year.

● Over-exploitation of animals and plants for trade is the second biggest threat to wild species after habitat destruction.

● The trade is diverse – from live animals and ornamental plants to a vast array ofwildlife products from elephant ivory and Tiger skins, to mahogany, tuna andginseng.

● People around the world depend on wildlife harvest and trade for food, medicine,shelter and to support their livelihoods.

● Much of this trade is legal and regulated, but a significant proportion isunmanaged, unreported and/or illegal.

What is beingdone?

TRAFFIC International 219a Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, UK Tel: (44) 1223 277427 Fax: (44) 1223 277237 E-mail: [email protected] Charity Registration No: 1076722

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC East AsiaRoom 2001, Double Building,22 Stanley Street, Central, Hong KongTel: (852) 2 530 0587 Fax: (852) 2 530 0864E-mail: [email protected]

Chinac/o WWF China Programme Office, Room 1609, Wen Hua Gong, Beijing WorkingPeople’s Culture Palace, (Laodong RenminWenhuagong Dongmen), Beijing 100006, People’s Republic of ChinaTel: 86-10-6522 7100 (ext. 3260)Fax: 86-10-6522 7300E-mail: [email protected]

Japan6th Fl. Nihonseimei Akabanebashi Bldg.,3-1-14, Shiba, Minato-ku, 105-0014 Tokyo, JapanTel: (81) 3 3769 1716 Fax: (81) 3 3769 1304E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.trafficj.org

TaipeiPO Box 7-476, Taipei, TaiwanTel: (886) 2 2362 9787 Fax: (886) 2 2362 9799E-mail: [email protected]: www.wow.org.tw

TRAFFIC East/Southern Africac/o WWF Southern Africa Regional Programme Office, PO Box CY 1409,Causeway, Harare, ZimbabweTel: (263) 4 252533 / 252534Fax: (263) 4 703902E-mail: [email protected]

South Africac/o Endangered Wildlife Trust, Private Bag x11, Parkview 2122,Johannesburg, South AfricaTel: (27) 11 486 1102 Fax: (27) 11 486 1506E-mail: [email protected]

TanzaniaPO Box 106060, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTel: (255-22) 2701676 / 2700077 / 272455Fax: (255-22) 2775535E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC EuropeBd. Emile Jacqmain 90,B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumTel: (32) 2 343 8258Fax: (32) 2 343 2565E-mail: [email protected]

Central Eastern Project Officec/o WWF-Hungary, Németvölgyi út 78/b,1124 Budapest, HungaryTel: (36) 1 214 55 54 (ext. 132)Fax: (36) 1 212 93 53E-mail: [email protected]

Francec/o WWF France,1, Carrefour de Longchamp, F 75016 Paris, FranceTel: (33) 1 55 25 84 84Fax: (33) 1 55 25 84 74E-mail: [email protected]

Germanyc/o Umweltstiftung WWF Germany,Rebstöcker Str. 55, 60326 Frankfurt a.M., GermanyTel: (49) 69 79144 180Fax: (49) 69 617221E-mail: [email protected]

Italyc/o WWF Italia, Via Po, 25/c,00198 Rome, ItalyTel: (39) 06 84497357Fax: (39) 06 84497356E-mail: [email protected]

Russiac/o WWF Russia Programme Office,Nikoloyamskaya str.19, building 3,109240 Moscow, RussiaTel: (007) 095 727 09 39Fax: (007) 095 727 09 38E-mail: [email protected]: www.wwf.ru/traffic

Swedenc/o WWF-Sweden, Ulriksdals Slott,S-17081 Solna, SwedenTel: (46) 8 624 7400 Fax: (46) 8 85 1329Tel: (46) 226 70050 Fax: (46) 226 70022Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC North America1250 24th Street, NW,Washington DC 20037, USATel: (1) 202 293 4800Fax: (1) 202 775 8287E-mail: [email protected]

CanadaSuite 512B, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC,V6C 1T2, CanadaTel: (1) 604-678-5152Fax: (1) 604-678-5155 E-mail: [email protected]

Mexicoc/o WWF Mexico Programme Office,Ave. Mexico No. 51, Col. Hipodromo Condesa,06100 Mexico, D.F., MexicoTel: (525) 286 5631/34 Fax: (525) 286 5637E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC OceaniaGPO Box 528, Sydney NSW 2001, AustraliaTel: (61) 2 9280 1671Fax: (61) 2 9212 1794Email: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South AmericaAv. De los Shyris 2680 y Gaspar de Villaroel,Edificio MITA COBADELSA, Penthouse (PH), Quito, EcuadorTel: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 400)Fax: ++5932 226 1075 (ext. 230)E-mail: [email protected]

TRAFFIC South Asiac/o IUCN Sri Lanka Country office 53, Horton Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Tel. (94) 011-2694094Fax: (94) 011-2682470

TRAFFIC Southeast AsiaUnit 9-3A, 3rd Floor, Jalan SS23/11, Taman SEA, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaTel: (603) 7880 3940Fax: (603) 7882 0171E-mail: [email protected]

Indochinac/o IUCN Viet Nam, 44/4 Van Bao Street, Ba Dinh District,Hanoi, Viet NamTel: (84) 4 726 1721Fax: (84) 4 726 1561 (c/o IUCN)E-mail: [email protected]: www.trafficindo.org

Credit for front cover images, left to right: © David Newton / TRAFFIC© WWF-Canon / Martin Harvey© WWF-Canon / Ezequiel NAVÍO© WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

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