Wildlife trafficking cases reported in China

Name: Illegal wildlife trade cases reported in China
Creator: Tarun Kumar Verma
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

WildTrace has recorded 5 cases in China from public reports between 2024-01-15 and 2026-09-23.

These are cases reported in the newsrooms and government sites searched. A country with active reporters and a government that publishes its seizures will show more cases than one without, whatever the trade is doing.

Most reported species groups in China

Wildlife (unspecified) 2
Turtles & tortoises 1
Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers 1
Pangolin 1

Recent cases

Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · China 2026-09-16 · single
Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · China 2026-06-25 · single
Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · China 2025-12-23 · single
Seizure · Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers · 2433 kilos · Shanghai 2025-06-12 · single
Seizure · Pangolin · China 2025-02-14 · single

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