Country Assessments

China Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

China is the top destination country for known wildlife air trafficking routes and appeared in 42% of known Asian air trafficking instances.

Ethiopia Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

Ethiopia is a transit hub for wildlife moving eastward—85% percent of known Ethiopian trafficking instances were destined for Asia.

Hong Kong Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

Known trafficking instances along Hong Kong air routes are dominated by ivory, rhino horn, and marine species, which collectively accounted for 75% of ...

Kenya Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

Kenya continues to serve as a transit point for wildlife products moving out of Africa, with shipments originating from a variety of countries, including ...

Malaysia Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

Known trafficking instances along Malaysian air routes were primarily shipments of reptile (42% of total instances) and ivory products (22%).

South Africa Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

South Africa is an international air transit hub and an origin-transit jurisdiction for illicit wildlife trafficking.

Turkey Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Jul 26, 2021 · File

Illicit wildlife seized along Turkish air routes consisted primarily of ivory (29%), pangolin (26%), reptile (18%), and rhino horn (12%) products.

United Arab Emirates Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Jul 26, 2021 · File

Known trafficking instances along UAE air routes between 2015 and 2019 primarily involved shipments of ivory (53%), rhino horn (14%), and birds (13%) ...

United States Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Jul 26, 2021 · File

The US is a prominent destination for the illicit wildlife trade in the Americas, accounting for over 30% of the continents’ known air trafficking instances.

Viet Nam Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Apr 03, 2020 · File

Vietnam has emerged as the second-most common destination country for known wildlife air trafficking instances.