Browse illegal wildlife trade cases

1,285 cases from public reports, 2024-01-15 to 2026-09-23, covering both animals and plants. Every case links to its sources and says how strongly it is evidenced.

By species group

• Wildlife (unspecified) 396
• Pangolin 131
• Parrots & songbirds 127
• Elephant (ivory) 115
• Turtles & tortoises 108
• Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers 58
• Red sanders 51
• Abalone 48
• Rosewood & timber 48
• Rhinoceros 45
• Primates 43
• Sandalwood 36
• Leopard 34
• Monitor lizard 25
• Tiger 22
• Hornbills 13
• Eels 9
• Sand boa 6
• Tokay gecko 6
• Jaguar 5
• Agarwood (oud) 5
• Owls 3
• Totoaba (swim bladder) 3
• Musk deer 2
• Bears 2
• Wild boar 1
• Sea fan & corals 1
• Lion (bone & parts) 1
• Cheetah 1
• Pythons & reptile skins 1
• Golden jackal 0
• Orchids 0
• Cacti & succulents 0
• Cycads 0
• Pitcher & carnivorous plants 0
• Medicinal & aromatic plants 0
• Frankincense, myrrh & plant resins 0

By country

• India 227
• Brazil 154
• Indonesia 60
• United States 24
• South Africa 23
• Mexico 20
• Philippines 19
• Nigeria 17
• Thailand 16
• Colombia 13
• Malaysia 11
• Peru 10
• Argentina 9
• Singapore 8
• Kenya 7
• Malawi 7
• Hong Kong 5
• Vietnam 5
• Costa Rica 5
• Mozambique 5
• Namibia 5
• China 5
• Ecuador 3
• Australia 3
• Bangladesh 3
• Bolivia 3
• Qatar 3
• Zambia 3
• Madagascar 3
• Botswana 2
• Tanzania 2
• Laos 2
• Ireland 2
• Gabon 2
• Cameroon 2
• Spain 2
• Honduras 1
• Czechia 1
• United Kingdom 1
• Iran 1
• France 1
• Puerto Rico 1
• Ghana 1
• Austria 1
• Guinea 1
• Chile 1
• Nicaragua 1
• Paraguay 1
• Portugal 1
• Turkey 1
• United Arab Emirates 1
• Liberia 1
• Venezuela 1
• El Salvador 1
• Uganda 1
• Ivory Coast 1
• Azerbaijan 1
• Ethiopia 1
• Canada 1

The data

cases.csv — one row per case, CC BY 4.0. The interactive Atlas maps the same data, with a timeline, filters by evidence, and a link-analysis workbench that runs in your browser.