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

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 ...

With one in five people worldwide depending on wild plants, algae, and fungi for food and income, integrating the sustainable use of wild species into landscape restoration is not just beneficial—it ...

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 ...

New Delhi, India, 3rd June 2020—A TRAFFIC analysis finds a significant increase in reported poaching of wild animals in India during the lockdown period that is not restricted to any geographical ...

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 ...

Interpol have confirmed the seizure of nearly 20,000 live animals – all endangered or protected species – in an operation that involved intelligence gathering across 138 countries. Operation Thunder ...

The study reported over 25,000 live animals and over 120,000 tonnes of wildlife, parts and plants seized from illegal trade in this area between June 2003 and September 2021. The sheer volume of ...