SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: Vietnamese authorities in the port of Haiphong on Monday March 20th, 2023, seized approximately 7 tonnes of ivory in a shipment of peanuts. The 20' container was reported…
Environmental Investigation Agency - Amanda and her team started the Species Victim Impact Statements (SVIS) Initiative in 2015 to provide law enforcement authorities with reliable scientific data and to improve…
Nguyen Duc Tai was originally arrested in June 2022. SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL:A Da Nang court, on February 21st, 2023, sentenced Nguyen Duc Tai to 13 years in prison for his role…
February 15th, 2023: District Judge Ong Chin Rhu sentenced Dao Thi Boi to 10 months jail for the illegal importation of 1787 tusks and tusk pieces from Nigeria on March 5th,…
by Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic, February 15, 2023 Around this time four years ago, the mood among wildlife officials in Thailand was somber. The case against Bach “Boonchai” Mai, the alleged leader…
by Dina Fine Maron National Geographic The day of the arrest, a Cambodian wildlife official at the CITES conference assured National Geographic that illicit monkey trading "doesn't happen" in his…
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL:On Tuesday November 1st, 2022, two nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced before a Seattle federal court for offences relating to the trafficking of ivory, rhino…
Most wanted fugitive Abdi Hussein extradited to US (Kenya)Nancy Agutu, The StarSeptember 4, 2022 A suspect wanted for wildlife and drug trafficking was on Saturday night extradited to the US to…
Those charged included three Vietnamese citizens, two Nigerians, and nationals from Cameroon and Guinea. They have been charged with wildlife trafficking related offences going back over four years. SEEJ-AFRICA:The following…
Malaysia Customs pose with July 10th, 2022 seizure that included 6000 kg of ivory, 29 kg of rhino horn, 100 kg of pangolin scales and 300 kg of assorted animal…
SEEJ-AFRICA: The June 29th, 2022, arrest of Malaysian national, Teo Boon Ching, for wildlife trafficking and money laundering attracted minimal attention besides a few media houses in Thailand and Malaysia.…
From: 25th issue of the Risk Bulletin of Illicit Economies in East and Southern Africa by Dan Stiles and Julia StanyardLiberian national Moazu Kromah – known as ‘Kampala Man’ –…
Mombasa and Kampala are the epicentre of 26 of the 49 ivory seizures analysed Links to a number of articles on this new study follow below.February 23rd, 2022: Professor Samuel Wasser…
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On January 11th, 2022, Vietnamese authorities at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang, seized 6.2 tonnes of pangolin scales and 456 kg of elephant ivory from a container that…
"Recent analysis from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime has found that reported prices for illegal ivory rose in 2020 — the first increase since the peak of global…
The 9 defendants are of Irish, English, Vietnamese and Chinese origin. SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL:September 8th, 2021: A Rennes criminal court convicted 8 of 9 defendants charged with importing, possessing, transporting and…
A brilliant case summary by the SVIS Initiative, a Singapore seizure of a DRC shipment with multiple convictions before a Chinese court. This 4 tonne shipment began its journey in…
SEEJ-AFRICA: 4000 kg of pangolin scales seized in Cameroon near the Nigerian border. the scales were contained in large plastic bags described as food stuffs The Eagle Network (Eco Activists…
by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Mail & Guardian SEEJ-AFRICA: The Tanzanian arrests of major ivory traffickers Boniface Mathew Malyango, alias "Shetani" in 2015 and Mateso “Chupi” Kasian in 2017…
The following numbers are based on seizure data from the Report's focal countries: (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos) PANGOLIN: 82 reported seizures, involved total of 155,795 kg…
* Poacher “Guyvanho,” is the first wildlife trafficker convicted in the Criminal Court in the Republic of Congo* Previously all environmental crimes were tried in the civil courts where the…
China’s Ejiao Producers Are on a Quest for Africa’s Donkeys by Alexandria Williams In Africa it’s said that “if you don’t have a donkey you become a donkey yourself”. A…
John M. Sellar OBE is an independent advisor in the fields of anti-smuggling, fraud and organized crime. Between 1997 and 2011, he was Chief of Enforcement for the Convention on…
By Mary Rice Executive Director EIA Botswana has been in the news a lot this past week, following the mysterious mass die-off of hundreds of elephants. As well as the…
Russia and the Woolly Mammoth Trade: How Climate Change Drives Illegal Tusk Trafficking SeeJ-Africa note: Mammoth ivory, while very real and 'mined' by the tonne in Russia, has also been…
China secured huge international media coverage when its Government-controlled State media reported pangolin scales had been removed as a raw ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – but in reality they…
Year long investigation by the Wildlife Justice Commission found criminal networks have moved away from China, Vietnam and Laos to Cambodia Ivory tusks found hidden in hollowed out teak logs…
Are trophy hunters serial killers? (Book Review) by Don Pinnock freelance environmental writer Supported by wealthy and powerful organisations like Safari Club International, the Dallas Safari Club and the National…
'This makes Chinese medicine look bad': TCM supporters condemn illegal wildlife trade Experts warn the exploitation of endangered animals such as pangolin and tiger is tarnishing the industry. Michael…