Thursday
04Mar2010
Elephant parts seized in France
2 tusks, elephants feet and a tail have been seized at Paris airport in packages sent from Cameroon, reports AFP
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 12:44 Latest seizures & other reports
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A compilation of seizures and prosecutions reported in the TRAFFIC Bulletin 1997-2009 (PDF, 850 KB)
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 12:44 Thursday
04Mar2010
15 live pangolins seized in Malaysia
Marine police have seized 15 pangolins, apparently transported from Sumatra, Indonesia, reports The Star
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 12:02 Thursday
04Mar2010
10 held over Red Sanders seizure in India
220 Red Sanders logs have been seized in Kadapa, and 10 people arrested in connection with the incident, reports The Hindu
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:22 Wednesday
03Mar2010
Ivory theft from government stockpile in the Philippines
The involvement of a wildlife officer is suspected after around 700 kg of seized elephant tusks in a government stockpile in the Philippines went missing, reports Google.com
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:23 Wednesday
03Mar2010
Gecko smuggler jailed in New Zealand
A German visitor who pleaded guilty to possession of 16 protected geckos has been jailed for 15 weeks in New Zealand, reports the Otago Daily Times
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:18 Tuesday
02Mar2010
300 kg coral seized in Thailand
Police in Thailand at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport have arrested a woman on suspicion of smuggling 300 kg of live coral into the country, reports the Earth Times
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 16:59 Monday
01Mar2010
Musk and bear gall bladders seized in China
Dalian Customs have confiscated 10 musk sacs and 2 bear gall bladders from a passenger on a flight from Dalian to Seoul, reports a government website
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:27 Monday
01Mar2010
Wildlife part internet traders face prison in UK
A Yorkshire couple have pleased guilty to using the internet to trade illegally in species including a lion cub, birds of prey, monkey skulls, flying fox skulls, butterflies, snake skulls and penguin parts, reports the Yorkshire Post
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8:37 Sunday
28Feb2010
8 held over ivory smuggling in India
8 people have been held on suspicion of smuggling ivory from Dandeli reserve forest reports The Times of India
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 8:49 Saturday
27Feb2010
3 arrested following abalone seizure in South Africa
3 people were arrested on suspicion of poaching after abalone was seized from their vehicle, ad diving equipment confiscatred, reports Dispatch Online
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 9:31 Friday
26Feb2010
Leopard skins seized in India
4 people were arrested following the seizure of 4 Leopard skins in Himachal Pradesh reports Little About
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 14:34 Friday
26Feb2010
2 more rhinos poached in South Africa
Poachers have killed and dehorned 2 more rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal game reserves, reports Legalbrief
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:29 Friday
26Feb2010
More than 100 Red Sanders logs seized in India
More than 100 Red Sanders logs have been seized by forest officials following a hectic chase on the Bengaluru–Chennai highway, which ended when the lorry driver lost control and overturned the vehicle; he and an accomplice fled the scene, reports the Deccan Chronicle
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:18 Thursday
25Feb2010
2 tonnes of ivory seized in Thailand
239 African Elephant tusks weighing around 2 tonnes have been seized at Bangkok airport on a cargo flight from Africa, reports the Washington Post.
TRAFFIC note: there have been conflicting reports as to the origin of the shipment in Africa
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 17:20 Wednesday
24Feb2010
4.5 tonnes Red Sanders seized in India
Kadapa Flying Squad officers have seized 4.5 tonnes of Red Sanders logs from a lorry bound for Madanapalle, reports The Hindu
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 17:37 
