According to the recently released report ‘Southeast Asia: At the heart of wildlife trade’by TRAFFIC
Context
According to the recently released report ‘Southeast Asia: At the heart of wildlife trade’by TRAFFIC, a new strategy is urgently needed to curb wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s biggest biodiversity hotspots.
Background:
Analysis
The Hotspot:
Key-highlights of the Report:
TRAFFIC: TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It aims to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature |
Why Southeast Asia is at the ‘target’?
Why this trade is increasing?
Key species/groups |
CITES Appendix |
IUCN Status |
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Bears |
Asiatic black bear |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Sun Bear |
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Elephants |
African Elephant |
I/II |
Vulnerable |
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Asian Elephant |
I |
Endangered |
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Pangolins |
Asian Pangolin |
I |
Critically Endangered/Endangered |
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African Pangolin |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Rhinoceros |
Asian Rhinoceros |
I/II |
Critically Endangered/Vulnerable |
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African Rhinoceros |
I/II |
Critically Endangered/Near Threatened |
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Antelope |
Saiga Antelope |
II |
Critically Endangered |
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Capricornis |
Sumatran Serow |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Chinese Serow |
I |
Near Threatened |
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Asian Big Cat |
Tiger |
I |
Critically Endangered/ Endangered |
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Leopard/Clouded Leopard |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Birds |
Helmeted Hornbill |
I |
Critically Endangered |
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African Grey Parrot |
I |
Endangered |
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Songbirds & other |
Various |
Various |
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Frogs & Newts
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Lao Warty Newt |
II |
Vulnerable |
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Indian Bullfrog |
I |
Least Concern |
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Tortoise &Freshwater Turtle |
Ploughshare Tortoise |
I |
Critically Endangered |
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Radiated Tortoise |
I |
Critically Endangered |
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Black Spotted Turtles |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Indian Star Tortoise |
I |
Vulnerable |
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Pig-nosed Turtle |
II |
Vulnerable |
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Southeast Asian Box Turtle |
II |
Vulnerable |
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Philippine Forest turtle |
Not listed |
Critically Endangered |
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Lizards & snakes |
Reticulated Python |
Various |
Not assessed |
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Water Monitor Lizard |
II |
Least Concern |
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Earless Monitor Lizard |
I |
Not assessed |
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Oriental Rate Snake |
II |
Not assessed |
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Tokay Gecko |
II |
Not assessed |
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Wildlife Trafficking in India:
Intergovernmental frameworks governing wildlife trade in Southeast Asia
Recommendations
Verifying, please be patient.