According to a report by TRAFFIC, “Worldwide, the number of ivory seizures averages 92 cases a month – or three per day.”
Tag: Wildlife Trafficking
Black market statistics on wildlife trafficking and animal smuggling. Statistics on smuggling of endangered species and the illegal trade in animals. Prices of animals on the black market listed in database.
Hammerhead shark population fell by 98 percent due to poaching
Between 1970 and 2005, the number of hammerhead sharks in the Atlantic Ocean fell by 98 percent due to fisherman killing the shark for its fins.
Impact of poaching on tigers in Asia
Due to poaching, there are an estimated 3,500 tigers left in Asia. Back in 1997, 5,000 tigers were in the wild.
Orangutan for Sale by Wildlife Traffickers
To international black market price to purchase a juvenile orangutan was reported to be $45,000.
Komodo Dragon for Sale on the Black Market
The price to purchase a Komodo Dragon on the black market is reported to be $30,000.
26 to 73 million shark fins sold in Hong Kong every year
Source: Mark Henderson, “Taste for fins puts shark on danger list,” Times, February 18, 2008.
Price of pound of shark fin for soup
The price of a single pound of shark fin is between $200 to $400.
Gorillas on Sale in Congo
Traffickers in Africa were arrested after attempting to sell rare mountain Gorillas for $8,000 each.
Iguanas for Sale on the Black Market
A smuggler was charged by authorities in California for stealing endangered iguanas from a nature preserve in Fiji. According to law enforcement officials, Jereme James smuggled the iguanas into America through his prosthetic leg. He previously sold three iguanas on the black market for $32,000.