1 / 21

A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Trafficking in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Trafficking in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Outline. Purpose Methodology Findings Australia NZ UK Discussion. Purpose.

washi
Download Presentation

A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Trafficking in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A Comparative Analysis of Wildlife Trafficking in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

  2. Outline • Purpose • Methodology • Findings • Australia • NZ • UK • Discussion

  3. Purpose • This study adopts a comparative approach incorporating illegal trade data obtained from the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) online trade database. • This will further understanding of the geographic differences, which can then inform efforts to improve policy intervention and prevention strategies.

  4. Methodology • CITES-listed species • Incidents not totals (individual specimens or weight) • Reported to the Secretariat

  5. Methodology • 1975-2010 • All 178 countries • The source ‘I’ for illegal • Whilst the illegal wildlife was probably confiscated or seized, the CITES data does not give this kind of information • The intention is to gain insight into the species targeted and geographic patterns as well as the type of products that are being smuggled

  6. Findings

  7. Findings

  8. Findings

  9. Findings

  10. Findings

  11. Findings

  12. Findings

  13. Findings

  14. Findings

  15. Findings

  16. Findings

  17. Findings

  18. Findings

  19. Discussion • Not possible to determine if the trends witnessed are due to increased or decreased enforcements efforts, an increase or decrease in illegal activity or some combination • It does highlight the following:

  20. Discussion • Australia • Essentially no export of live wildlife • CITES permits for imports too • Harsh penalties • NZ • Controlled imports and exports • Relatively harsh penalties • UK • Controlled imports and exports • Moderate penalties

  21. Further Studies • NZ has the highest imports • Because WEG detects more or if more is occurring? • Australia’s success • Convictions and the use of the range of penalties • Trade of marine species and corals • ‘Unknown’ importer and exporter • Overseas territories as a means of laundering or smuggling

More Related