Wildlife trafficking cases reported in Mexico
WildTrace has recorded 20 cases in Mexico 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 Mexico
- Wildlife (unspecified) 5
- Turtles & tortoises 4
- Parrots & songbirds 4
- Rosewood & timber 3
- Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers 2
- Jaguar 1
- Primates 1
Recent cases
- Arrest · Wildlife (unspecified) · Morelia 2026-09-20 · single
- Arrest · Turtles & tortoises · Chihuahua 2026-09-19 · single
- Rescue · Turtles & tortoises · Guadalajara 2026-09-14 · single
- Seizure · Jaguar · La Paz 2026-08-27 · single
- Rescue · Parrots & songbirds · Pátzcuaro 2026-07-22 · single
- Seizure · Turtles & tortoises · Colima 2026-06-29 · corroborated
- Rescue · Parrots & songbirds · Puebla 2026-05-10 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Santa Catarina 2026-05-05 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Cancún 2026-04-13 · single
- Seizure · Rosewood & timber · Madera 2026-04-13 · single
- Seizure · Rosewood & timber · Madera 2026-03-03 · single
- Rescue · Parrots & songbirds · Celaya 2026-02-27 · single
- Seizure · Parrots & songbirds · 11 parrots · Mexico 2026-02-18 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Mexico 2026-01-29 · single
- Rescue · Primates · Guadalajara 2026-01-03 · official
- Seizure · Turtles & tortoises · Mexico 2025-11-14 · single
- Rescue · Wildlife (unspecified) · Cárdenas 2025-09-23 · official
- Seizure · Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers · Ensenada 2025-06-22 · single
- Seizure · Rosewood & timber · Puebla 2025-02-26 · single
- Seizure · Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers · 203 kilos · Mérida 2024-05-25 · single