Wildlife trafficking cases reported in United States
WildTrace has recorded 24 cases in United States 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 United States
- Wildlife (unspecified) 10
- Abalone 4
- Elephant (ivory) 3
- Turtles & tortoises 2
- Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers 2
- Rhinoceros 2
- Monitor lizard 1
- Bears 1
Recent cases
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Pueblo 2026-08-25 · official
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Sacramento 2026-08-17 · single
- Seizure · Monitor lizard · Los Angeles 2026-07-21 · single
- Conviction · Wildlife (unspecified) · Walla Walla 2026-06-16 · single
- Seizure · Turtles & tortoises · Daly City 2026-05-16 · single
- Seizure · Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers · San Francisco 2026-04-29 · corroborated
- Seizure · Sharks, rays & sea cucumbers · Cincinnati 2026-04-14 · single
- Seizure · Abalone · Thornton 2026-03-26 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · York 2026-03-10 · corroborated
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · United States 2026-02-18 · official
- Seizure · Elephant (ivory) · Atlanta 2026-02-13 · corroborated
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Walla Walla 2026-02-03 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Fresno 2026-01-26 · single
- Seizure · Rhinoceros · Fresno 2026-01-26 · single
- Arrest · Abalone · Sacramento 2025-12-03 · corroborated
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Vista 2025-10-31 · official
- Seizure · Elephant (ivory), Rhinoceros · Los Angeles 2025-10-23 · official
- Seizure · Bears · Washington 2025-09-16 · corroborated
- Conviction · Wildlife (unspecified) · Washington 2025-09-15 · official
- Arrest · Abalone · Worcester 2025-09-14 · single
- Arrest · Abalone · Worcester 2025-08-25 · single
- Seizure · Turtles & tortoises · El Dorado 2025-01-21 · single
- Seizure · Elephant (ivory) · Miami 2025-01-15 · single
- Seizure · Wildlife (unspecified) · Opportunity 2024-03-24 · official