TRAFFIC International
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Protecting wildlife. Empowering people. Inspiring change.
Global experts working to ensure trade in wild species is legal, safe, and sustainable, for the benefit of people and the planet.
Global experts working to ensure trade in wild species is legal, safe, and sustainable, for the benefit of people and the planet.
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(1/2) 🚨 Tigers are running out of time — and the law isn’t keeping up 🐅
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
🚨Next week (2–9 December), every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED through the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨Next week (2–9 December), every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED through the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
50 years after tigers gained the world’s highest protection, trafficking in these iconic species is not slowing – it's rampant and evolving 🐅🌏
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
50 years after tigers gained the world’s highest protection, trafficking in these iconic species is not slowing – it's rampant and evolving 🐅🌏
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Poaching and trafficking of South African abalone threaten marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Poaching and trafficking of South African abalone threaten marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Wildlife crime is getting harder to hide 🔬
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wildlife crime is getting harder to hide 🔬
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
Malaysia's online shark & ray trade extends beyond fins.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Malaysia's online shark & ray trade extends beyond fins.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Reposted by TRAFFIC International
Loopholes in legislation and failures in enforcement across tiger range states, undermine the impact of wildlife conservation efforts. More needs to be done before it’s too late. Read this report.
(2/2) The report — ‘Law of the Tiger’ — is the most comprehensive legal analysis to date of tiger trafficking laws across 12 range countries.
With just 5,700 left in the wild, #tigers don’t have time for weak laws.
More 👉 loom.ly/GScoVQ0
With just 5,700 left in the wild, #tigers don’t have time for weak laws.
More 👉 loom.ly/GScoVQ0
The world's tigers are at risk: new report exposes legal gaps facilitating illegal tiger trade - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC
Analysis of 12 Tiger Range States reveals gaps that put wild tigers at risk. ...
loom.ly
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Loopholes in legislation and failures in enforcement across tiger range states, undermine the impact of wildlife conservation efforts. More needs to be done before it’s too late. Read this report.
Reposted by TRAFFIC International
🆕 Resource Alert: GWP Behavior Change Guidance Note Series
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🆕 Resource Alert: GWP Behavior Change Guidance Note Series
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
Every rescued gibbon tells the same story: that of a wild family torn apart.
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Gibbon trafficking pushes rehabilitation centers to the max in North Sumatra
MEDAN, Indonesia — Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they stare out of the triage cage, their wide eyes shining. Each is an orphaned victim of the illegal pet trade. Like most trafficked gibbons, their mothers were likely shot and killed …
news.mongabay.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Every rescued gibbon tells the same story: that of a wild family torn apart.
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
🚢 Traffickers hide illicit wildlife among cargo at ports, but Malaysia's Port Klang is stepping up! TRAFFIC and authorities trained port officers to spot trafficking tactics and report suspicious shipments.
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
Building vigilance and capacity at Malaysia’s Main Maritime Gateway - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC
Long familiar with seizures of pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other wildlife contraband smuggled via sea, Malaysia is now helping frontliners at one of ...
www.traffic.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚢 Traffickers hide illicit wildlife among cargo at ports, but Malaysia's Port Klang is stepping up! TRAFFIC and authorities trained port officers to spot trafficking tactics and report suspicious shipments.
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
🐵 Gibbons in peril as trafficking peaks! Over 330 were seized across South/Southeast Asia since 2016, with a fifth in 2025 alone. The illegal exotic pet trade is causing many to perish. Their rainforest voices are fading. Read TRAFFIC’s latest analysis: https://loom.ly/n2StLfA
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🐵 Gibbons in peril as trafficking peaks! Over 330 were seized across South/Southeast Asia since 2016, with a fifth in 2025 alone. The illegal exotic pet trade is causing many to perish. Their rainforest voices are fading. Read TRAFFIC’s latest analysis: https://loom.ly/n2StLfA
🐠 Ornamental fish trade is a billion-dollar industry, putting Kenya's reef ecosystems and livelihoods at risk.
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🐠 Ornamental fish trade is a billion-dollar industry, putting Kenya's reef ecosystems and livelihoods at risk.
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
🚨 NEW report out now! 🌍
Next month, world governments meet in Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 — one of the planet’s most important conservation summits.
Our science-based guidance will help shape decisions that echo far beyond the conference room.
More 👇
https://loom.ly/27HEtdI
#WildlifeTrade
Next month, world governments meet in Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 — one of the planet’s most important conservation summits.
Our science-based guidance will help shape decisions that echo far beyond the conference room.
More 👇
https://loom.ly/27HEtdI
#WildlifeTrade
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 NEW report out now! 🌍
Next month, world governments meet in Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 — one of the planet’s most important conservation summits.
Our science-based guidance will help shape decisions that echo far beyond the conference room.
More 👇
https://loom.ly/27HEtdI
#WildlifeTrade
Next month, world governments meet in Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 — one of the planet’s most important conservation summits.
Our science-based guidance will help shape decisions that echo far beyond the conference room.
More 👇
https://loom.ly/27HEtdI
#WildlifeTrade
Unsustainable wildlife use threatens people & nature — but solutions exist 🌍
A new framework, co-authored by TRAFFIC & published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, shows how governments can ensure safe, sustainable, future-proof use.
https://loom.ly/e2tJygM
#Conservation #WildlifeTrade
A new framework, co-authored by TRAFFIC & published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, shows how governments can ensure safe, sustainable, future-proof use.
https://loom.ly/e2tJygM
#Conservation #WildlifeTrade
September 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Unsustainable wildlife use threatens people & nature — but solutions exist 🌍
A new framework, co-authored by TRAFFIC & published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, shows how governments can ensure safe, sustainable, future-proof use.
https://loom.ly/e2tJygM
#Conservation #WildlifeTrade
A new framework, co-authored by TRAFFIC & published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, shows how governments can ensure safe, sustainable, future-proof use.
https://loom.ly/e2tJygM
#Conservation #WildlifeTrade
Majestic, powerful, irreplaceable — rhinos matter 🦏🌍
This #WorldRhinoDay, governments at #CITESCoP20 will use the TRAFFIC–IUCN rhino assessment to guide decisions shaping the survival of all five species.
Learn more & explore the data 📊👇
https://loom.ly/os1ATxU
This #WorldRhinoDay, governments at #CITESCoP20 will use the TRAFFIC–IUCN rhino assessment to guide decisions shaping the survival of all five species.
Learn more & explore the data 📊👇
https://loom.ly/os1ATxU
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Majestic, powerful, irreplaceable — rhinos matter 🦏🌍
This #WorldRhinoDay, governments at #CITESCoP20 will use the TRAFFIC–IUCN rhino assessment to guide decisions shaping the survival of all five species.
Learn more & explore the data 📊👇
https://loom.ly/os1ATxU
This #WorldRhinoDay, governments at #CITESCoP20 will use the TRAFFIC–IUCN rhino assessment to guide decisions shaping the survival of all five species.
Learn more & explore the data 📊👇
https://loom.ly/os1ATxU
In Nov, the world helps to decide the future of wildlife trade at #CITESCoP20 🌍🐅🦏🦈
TRAFFIC & IUCN have released expert analyses of every proposal — from sharks to rhinos — giving governments the evidence to protect species at a critical moment for biodiversity.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/wfWX9Ak
TRAFFIC & IUCN have released expert analyses of every proposal — from sharks to rhinos — giving governments the evidence to protect species at a critical moment for biodiversity.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/wfWX9Ak
September 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In Nov, the world helps to decide the future of wildlife trade at #CITESCoP20 🌍🐅🦏🦈
TRAFFIC & IUCN have released expert analyses of every proposal — from sharks to rhinos — giving governments the evidence to protect species at a critical moment for biodiversity.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/wfWX9Ak
TRAFFIC & IUCN have released expert analyses of every proposal — from sharks to rhinos — giving governments the evidence to protect species at a critical moment for biodiversity.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/wfWX9Ak
(1/2) 🚨 Tigers are running out of time — and the law isn’t keeping up 🐅
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
September 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
(1/2) 🚨 Tigers are running out of time — and the law isn’t keeping up 🐅
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
100 days to one of the most important wildlife meetings on the planet 🌍
In November, 185 governments will gather in Uzbekistan for CITES CoP20 — where the future of species threatened by trade may be decided.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/sqlbGoM
#CITESCoP20 #WildlifeTrade #SustainableTrade
In November, 185 governments will gather in Uzbekistan for CITES CoP20 — where the future of species threatened by trade may be decided.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/sqlbGoM
#CITESCoP20 #WildlifeTrade #SustainableTrade
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
100 days to one of the most important wildlife meetings on the planet 🌍
In November, 185 governments will gather in Uzbekistan for CITES CoP20 — where the future of species threatened by trade may be decided.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/sqlbGoM
#CITESCoP20 #WildlifeTrade #SustainableTrade
In November, 185 governments will gather in Uzbekistan for CITES CoP20 — where the future of species threatened by trade may be decided.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/sqlbGoM
#CITESCoP20 #WildlifeTrade #SustainableTrade
"A nature revolution is happening in northern Argentina, aimed at restoring a healthy and balanced ecosystem."
Journalist Sam Meadows highlights ambitious plans to reintroduce jaguars back into forests of Chaco Province.
https://loom.ly/0Ai_yOE
#wildlifetrade #conservation #jaguars
Journalist Sam Meadows highlights ambitious plans to reintroduce jaguars back into forests of Chaco Province.
https://loom.ly/0Ai_yOE
#wildlifetrade #conservation #jaguars
‘Rewilding’ in Argentina Raises Thorny Questions
Endangered jaguars and turtles are being reintroduced in the forests of Chaco province — but whose vision of nature is being restored?
newlinesmag.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"A nature revolution is happening in northern Argentina, aimed at restoring a healthy and balanced ecosystem."
Journalist Sam Meadows highlights ambitious plans to reintroduce jaguars back into forests of Chaco Province.
https://loom.ly/0Ai_yOE
#wildlifetrade #conservation #jaguars
Journalist Sam Meadows highlights ambitious plans to reintroduce jaguars back into forests of Chaco Province.
https://loom.ly/0Ai_yOE
#wildlifetrade #conservation #jaguars
When science meets collaboration, elephants win. 🐘
This #WorldElephantDay, new insights from the world’s most comprehensive ivory trade database reveal where global cooperation is turning the tide — and where work remains to secure a future for these gentle giants.
https://loom.ly/NSa0qks
This #WorldElephantDay, new insights from the world’s most comprehensive ivory trade database reveal where global cooperation is turning the tide — and where work remains to secure a future for these gentle giants.
https://loom.ly/NSa0qks
August 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When science meets collaboration, elephants win. 🐘
This #WorldElephantDay, new insights from the world’s most comprehensive ivory trade database reveal where global cooperation is turning the tide — and where work remains to secure a future for these gentle giants.
https://loom.ly/NSa0qks
This #WorldElephantDay, new insights from the world’s most comprehensive ivory trade database reveal where global cooperation is turning the tide — and where work remains to secure a future for these gentle giants.
https://loom.ly/NSa0qks
Your finance skills could help protect the planet’s wildlife! 🌍
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our European operations, and your expertise will help power efforts to tackle wildlife crime and promote sustainable trade across Europe.
Apply by 18 Aug 👉 https://loom.ly/IEeHeOk
📍Brussels
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our European operations, and your expertise will help power efforts to tackle wildlife crime and promote sustainable trade across Europe.
Apply by 18 Aug 👉 https://loom.ly/IEeHeOk
📍Brussels
August 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Your finance skills could help protect the planet’s wildlife! 🌍
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our European operations, and your expertise will help power efforts to tackle wildlife crime and promote sustainable trade across Europe.
Apply by 18 Aug 👉 https://loom.ly/IEeHeOk
📍Brussels
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our European operations, and your expertise will help power efforts to tackle wildlife crime and promote sustainable trade across Europe.
Apply by 18 Aug 👉 https://loom.ly/IEeHeOk
📍Brussels
Poaching falls to a decade low — but the fight isn’t over 🦏
A new global rhino report reveals a paradox: poaching rates in Africa are the lowest since 2011, & some species across Africa & Asia are bouncing back — yet others remain on the very edge of extinction.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/d06Xp0g
A new global rhino report reveals a paradox: poaching rates in Africa are the lowest since 2011, & some species across Africa & Asia are bouncing back — yet others remain on the very edge of extinction.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/d06Xp0g
August 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Poaching falls to a decade low — but the fight isn’t over 🦏
A new global rhino report reveals a paradox: poaching rates in Africa are the lowest since 2011, & some species across Africa & Asia are bouncing back — yet others remain on the very edge of extinction.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/d06Xp0g
A new global rhino report reveals a paradox: poaching rates in Africa are the lowest since 2011, & some species across Africa & Asia are bouncing back — yet others remain on the very edge of extinction.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/d06Xp0g
From red flags to real reform 🛫🐢
In 2021, 185 baby #Galápagos #tortoises were found smuggled in a suitcase — 10 died.
Now, that case led to a game-changing protocol to stop future #wildlifetrafficking failures.
TRAFFIC & Aeropuerto Ecológico de Galápagos made it happen👇
https://loom.ly/Wuw_9J0
In 2021, 185 baby #Galápagos #tortoises were found smuggled in a suitcase — 10 died.
Now, that case led to a game-changing protocol to stop future #wildlifetrafficking failures.
TRAFFIC & Aeropuerto Ecológico de Galápagos made it happen👇
https://loom.ly/Wuw_9J0
August 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
From red flags to real reform 🛫🐢
In 2021, 185 baby #Galápagos #tortoises were found smuggled in a suitcase — 10 died.
Now, that case led to a game-changing protocol to stop future #wildlifetrafficking failures.
TRAFFIC & Aeropuerto Ecológico de Galápagos made it happen👇
https://loom.ly/Wuw_9J0
In 2021, 185 baby #Galápagos #tortoises were found smuggled in a suitcase — 10 died.
Now, that case led to a game-changing protocol to stop future #wildlifetrafficking failures.
TRAFFIC & Aeropuerto Ecológico de Galápagos made it happen👇
https://loom.ly/Wuw_9J0
7 tonnes. 3 continents. One common thread: ivory trafficking. 🐘
TRAFFIC’s latest Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) report — now published by the CITES Secretariat — shines a spotlight on the evolving routes and scale of illegal ivory trade across the globe.
https://loom.ly/fqrpVFc
TRAFFIC’s latest Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) report — now published by the CITES Secretariat — shines a spotlight on the evolving routes and scale of illegal ivory trade across the globe.
https://loom.ly/fqrpVFc
August 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
7 tonnes. 3 continents. One common thread: ivory trafficking. 🐘
TRAFFIC’s latest Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) report — now published by the CITES Secretariat — shines a spotlight on the evolving routes and scale of illegal ivory trade across the globe.
https://loom.ly/fqrpVFc
TRAFFIC’s latest Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) report — now published by the CITES Secretariat — shines a spotlight on the evolving routes and scale of illegal ivory trade across the globe.
https://loom.ly/fqrpVFc
🐅 This #WorldTigerDay, we’ve got big news! 🐅
TRAFFIC is proud to stand alongside 10 global partners, united to protect wild tigers — and the forests, rivers, and people who depend on them.
And the Tiger Conservation Coalition has a NEW website!
https://tigercoalition.org/
#TigerConservation
TRAFFIC is proud to stand alongside 10 global partners, united to protect wild tigers — and the forests, rivers, and people who depend on them.
And the Tiger Conservation Coalition has a NEW website!
https://tigercoalition.org/
#TigerConservation
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🐅 This #WorldTigerDay, we’ve got big news! 🐅
TRAFFIC is proud to stand alongside 10 global partners, united to protect wild tigers — and the forests, rivers, and people who depend on them.
And the Tiger Conservation Coalition has a NEW website!
https://tigercoalition.org/
#TigerConservation
TRAFFIC is proud to stand alongside 10 global partners, united to protect wild tigers — and the forests, rivers, and people who depend on them.
And the Tiger Conservation Coalition has a NEW website!
https://tigercoalition.org/
#TigerConservation
Glass eel trafficking is surging — despite global bans 📈
@mongabay.com spotlights how organised crime is pushing this species to the brink.
TRAFFIC is working closely with the EU & China to tackle this growing threat.
Discover more 👉 https://loom.ly/z5mW6S4
@mongabay.com spotlights how organised crime is pushing this species to the brink.
TRAFFIC is working closely with the EU & China to tackle this growing threat.
Discover more 👉 https://loom.ly/z5mW6S4
Glass eel smuggling booms despite bans, leaving species on the brink
Tiny, translucent and no longer than a finger, juvenile European eels, also known as glass eels, might not look like much. But demand for these slippery creatures, particularly in East Asia, has made them one of the world’s most trafficked animals, driving the species to the edge of extinction. A new 2025 Europol serious and …
news.mongabay.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Glass eel trafficking is surging — despite global bans 📈
@mongabay.com spotlights how organised crime is pushing this species to the brink.
TRAFFIC is working closely with the EU & China to tackle this growing threat.
Discover more 👉 https://loom.ly/z5mW6S4
@mongabay.com spotlights how organised crime is pushing this species to the brink.
TRAFFIC is working closely with the EU & China to tackle this growing threat.
Discover more 👉 https://loom.ly/z5mW6S4