TRAFFIC IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2014-2015Working to ensure trade in wildlife is not a threat to the conservation of nature

Dinesh Aravindhakshan

ASIA’s King of the Jungle is not doing well. Parts of at least 1400 tigers have been seized in range countries in the past 15 years - that’s about two per week. In recent years Indonesian authorities seized an average of one tiger each month.

Malaysia seized about 100 tigers in the last ten years, but only an average 30% of suspects are convicted. Meanwhile Thailand grapples with traffickers daring enough to try and smuggle cubs in their luggage on a 5,000km journey to Iran. As more criminals move their business online, detection becomes much harder.

Tiger numbers may be improving at some sites, but the speed at which they are being removed from the forest hampers their ability to recover. TRAFFIC is working to monitor this trade, routes, smuggling methods and find solutions. Corruption, apathy and a lack of political will — these are the majestic species’ Achilles’ heel. The challenges are clear. Help us fight the crime.

Clawing its way to survival

Iconic wild animals instil a sense of awe for the natural world. But the

threats they face defines the scale of the problem and our challenges

ahead in saving these majestic animals.

Elephant in the roomOVER the last 14 years, at least 208,000kg of ivory has been seized globally, with 2014 being among the worst in history. A significant portion of this was destined for Asia. Thailand, Malaysia, Viet Nam and the Philippines were singled out by CITES as countries of concern for facilitating illegal ivory trade, and were directed to implement a time-bound National Ivory Action Plan. Malaysia is the only one with an ivory transit problem, while the others have a domestic trade market. Meanwhile, at least 36 elephants have been killed in Sumatra since March 2014, over 80% due to poisoning, and most were missing their tusks. A similar pattern is emerging in Malaysia. Some action has been taken but the crisis continues. TRAFFIC’s market investigations, support to law enforcement and legal, regulatory and policy initiatives aim to tackle this problem.

Dinesh Aravindhakshan

Flagships

AT the turn of the last century, there were approximately one million wild rhinos; now, only 28,000 remain. This decimation has been driven largely by poaching to feed the demand for horns in countries such as Viet Nam, where it is considered a traditional medicine, cancer treatment, and status symbol. To combat this demand, TRAFFIC has developed evidence-based campaigns to target specific users and their motivations for consuming rhino horn.

The “Chi” campaign, based on the Vietnamese concept of the strength of will, addresses the emotional drivers inducing wealthy urban males to consume rhino horn. The campaign emphasizes that success, respect, and masculinity come from internal strength of character, not from a piece of horn. This message is spread through four creative images, a campaign website, and events with non-governmental organisations

and influential government agencies. Joint events with business associations promote corporate social responsibility (CSR), especially with regards to wildlife protection. Current campaign efforts focus on recruiting prominent corporations and business leaders to become champions of Chi and CSR.

To address demand for rhino horn as traditional

medicine (TM), TRAFFIC signed a five-year memorandum of understanding in 2014 with the Traditional Medicine

Administration of the Ministry of Health.

Already TRAFFIC has conducted workshops for TM

practitioners, creating messages and messengers to persuade practitioners and patients not to use rhino horn. The campaign’s next stage will be the creation and implementation of academic curricula for TM students about integrating wildlife protection into their practices.

IN addition to threats posed by the logging of tropical forests and conversion to plantations, great apes are also severely impacted by the illegal wildlife trade. When adults are killed, often for food or as crop raiders, their young are taken for the pet trade or use in zoos and other wildlife attractions.

In Southeast Asia we have documented the trade in Indonesia in the past and are now conducting surveys of great apes and gibbon in such facilities in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand as well as studying related trade data.Over the past ten years, at least 59 illegally sourced orangutans seized from Peninsular Malaysian and Thai zoos have been repatriated to Indonesia. The illegal trade in these species is often enabled by poor enforcement and a lack of transparency. In Thailand, legislative loopholes hamper efforts to control the trade in great apes and other non-native species.

Hanging by a thread

Rhinos and Demand Reduction

Freshwater Turtles and TortoisesTHE vast trade in turtles and tortoises in Thailand was a major focus of our work in 2014. In September, through an analysis of seizures, we highlighted how poor co-ordination and communications hampered enforcement efforts.

In October 2014, analysis of 10 years of survey data of tortoises and freshwater turtles sold at

Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok, was published in a

leading science journal. This study urged the Thai government to close a loophole in its wildlife

legislation that allows CITES-protected non-native

species to be traded within Thailand.

TRAFFIC also assessed the trade in Pig-nosed Turtles in Papua, Indonesia,

launching a report in October that made headlines across the region. As a result, the district

government of West Papua sent letters to the Ministry of Forestry in Jakarta requesting harvest quotas and a halt to commercial trade of Pig-nosed Turtles to protect the

species from overexploitation for the international market.

TRAFFIC also surveyed 85 shops and aquariums in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for freshwater turtles and tortoises.

BirdsIN July 2014, a team of TRAFFIC investigators carried out the first-ever full inventory of the three most notorious bird markets in Jakarta, Indonesia – Pramuka, Jatinegara and Barito.Almost 20,000 birds of over 200 species were counted in just three days. These findings underscore the sheer scale of the trade and the urgent need to shut down such markets with blatant illegal wildlife trade. TRAFFIC’s market monitoring for pets continues.

Wildlife as Pets and FashionTRAFFIC studies the demand for exotic animals

as pets and the use of wildlife parts for the

manufacture of accessories and souvenirs.

BearsALTHOugH protected, bears in Southeast Asia often occur in trade as ingredients for traditional medicine, as pets and as food. Both of Southeast Asia’s bear species are at serious risk. Demand for bear meat, bear bile and gall bladders is high, driving poaching for body parts and live animals to supply bear bile farms. TRAFFIC aims to shut down the illegal bear trade across the region. Our research on sales and seizures of bears and bear products has allowed us to effectively target our efforts. We are working closely with enforcement agencies, traditional medicine practitioners and other partners in countries of concern such as Malaysia and Viet Nam to crack down on this trade.

Two of life’s essential items, food and medicine, are often sourced from the wild.

TRAFFIC monitors the trade of species used as meat and in treatments to ensure it

doesn’t harm nature.

PangolinsONCE obscure, these quiet animals, found in both Asia and Africa, are now known as one of the world’s most heavily trafficked mammals. Increasing demand and sky-high prices for meat and scales for traditional medicine and food has decimated pangolin populations across Asia.Poachers and traders have responded to this decline by shifting many of their efforts to Africa.To protect Asia’s dwindling pangolin populations and stem the demand for those in Africa, better regulation and enforcement and a clear and in-depth understanding of consumer markets is urgently needed. TRAFFIC’s work on market monitoring and the collection and analysis of seizure data and intelligence allows us to carry out focused and effective interventions in the fight against this destructive and illegal trade.

Wildlife as Food and Medicine

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Partnership for plants and peopleTRAFFIC has coordinated a purchase contract between local wild plant-collecting communities in rural Viet Nam and DKNatura, a local community-based company producing medicinal materials and other agricultural products.

The project has the cooperation and buy-in of the Bac Kan Provincial Forest Protection Department and complies with the sustainable harvesting of the FairWild Standard. It opens domestic markets to local collecting groups, providing an important source of environmentally and economically sustainable income.

DKNatura, by committing to pay a premium price for collected species and to create a fair benefit-sharing mechanism for all actors along the trade chain, is setting a milestone for Vietnamese businesses in corporate social responsibility and incentivizing natural resource conservation. With further TRAFFIC support, the necessary processing materials and tools will be obtained and installed, and FairWild certification will be sought for products.

Promoting best practice in the botanicals sector to support

conservation, healthcare and livelihoods.

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

While this office focuses on work in the

Southeast Asian region, we contribute to and

impact efforts worldwide.

Laundering outTRAFFIC’s advocacy on the issue of laundering of specimens from the wild as captive bred contributed to the pioneering decision by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums to ensure that animals acquired by its members are not sourced illegally or fraudulently declared as captive bred. At their 69th Annual Conference in 2014, WAZA passed a resolution requiring the legal, sustainable and ethical sourcing of animals.

Beyond Borders

Trending global tradeTHE Earless Monitor Lizard Lanthanotus borneensis is a very rare and sought after species from Borneo that holds great appeal for unscrupulous reptile collectors. TRAFFIC uncovered and exposed the rapid emergence of its trade around the world.

The heightened awareness plus continued advocacy by TRAFFIC is expected to spur a push to protect this species under CITES, in the coming years.

Beyond Borders

IN September 2014, a smuggler was caught at Karachi Airport with 218 Black Spotted Turtles.

Initially released on bail, he was recalled to court after non-government organisations, including WWF-Pakistan and Pakistan Animal Welfare Society, filed a petition to the Sindh High Court seeking prosecution of wildlife smugglers under more punitive laws.

In December the smuggler was fined PKR200,000 under Customs laws and faces still more criminal charges. The chain of events began with the May 2014 TRAFFIC report on the escalating trade in Black Spotted Turtles that received widespread coverage. Advocacy by colleagues in Bangkok to the Pakistani CITES authorities resulted in a formal letter to Thai authorities seeking information of Black Spotted Turtles originating from Pakistan. The report was also heavily referenced in the court case above.

A spot in court

RECOgNISINg the transnational nature of wildlife trafficking, its global impact and links to issues such as security, corruption and money laundering, TRAFFIC and WWF have jointly responded to this challenge with the Wildlife Crime Initiative (WCI). The programme commits to tackling wildlife crime throughout the trade chain – from poaching to purchasing. Through targeted policy and advocacy under this programme, we have effectively shifted the issue from a low priority ‘environmental’ issue to one of international concern. TRAFFIC’s work in Southeast Asia feeds directly into this global programme.

International crime

TRAFFIC recorded 175 seizures implicating Southeast Asia in 2014.

Seizures concerned the illegal trade of 408 different species of fauna & flora.

29% of seizures were intelligence-led or based upon an investigation.

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TARONgA Zoo and TRAFFIC launched the Wildlife Witness app in April 2014.The app is a simple way tourists can report suspected incidents of illegal wildlife trade when in Southeast Asia (available on iPhone and Android). The app provides information about species in trade and the forms in which they are commonly traded. Reports made via the app are fed into TRAFFIC’s centralised global database. This, combined with other data, allows us to report on chronic hotspots, transnational smuggling routes, trafficking methods and emerging species under threat. This knowledge is shared with enforcement agencies to catalyse and support local and international law enforcement work.

Enforcement support in 2014We created 522 information reports on 152 different species, a majority related to trade in reptiles sourced from Southeast Asia for the European and uS pet market.

Information disseminated to a number of enforcement agencies within and outside Southeast Asia.

Our online trade monitoring led to the identification of 153 instances of illegal trade, often involving nationally protected or CITES-listed species.

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Championing the Rhino

TRAFFIC’s communications is focused on sharing our wealth of knowledge

on wildlife trade; deploying media, campaigns and outreach to raise

awareness and spur action.

WITH the world’s eye on Viet Nam and its role in the devastating rhino horn trade, TRAFFIC pushed to expand messaging on the issue even further:

• We renewed cooperation with a critical partner- the Central Committee for Communication and Education (CCCE) in Viet Nam. We will jointly spread the messages of TRAFFIC’s ground-breaking Chi Campaign that was built on understanding what drives local rhino horn consumption. Plans include a permanent display and billboards at the Noi Bai International Airport and workshops

for CCCE staff on delivering social marketing messaging that will enable a team of influential government agents to be heroes for Rhinos.

• TRAFFIC’s innovative approaches under the Chi Campaign were featured on VTC10’s Sharing Vietnam, the country’s second biggest broadcasting station. The programme aired across Viet Nam and will be broadcast in over 20 countries with large populations of Vietnamese expats. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNLzF7xqVo4

Breaking new ground in Myanmar MyANMAR, with its open wildlife markets, sits at a critical crossroad in the trade, bordering major wildlife consumer countries like China, Laos and Thailand. Over 20 writers from 18 media organisations were introduced to this issue at a specially designed three-day workshop. It equipped journalists with facts and figures on wildlife trade. Practical sessions enabled participants to find these examples in real life. A post workshop writing contest encouraged the publication of dozens of articles on the subject and set the stage for wider coverage of the issue in the local language.

Galvanizing Malaysian travelersTRAFFIC reached out to thousands of holidaymakers at MATTA Fair, Southeast Asia’s largest travel and tourism event with this advice – don’t ruin your holiday by getting caught with a souvenir made from wildlife parts. The fair received over 80,000 visitors. We distributed specially designed luggage labels, encouraging reporting of wildlife crime and motivating the public to become the eyes and ears of enforcement, and be aware of wildlife laws.

Talking Up Wildlife

Talking Up WildlifeA selection of communications materials produced by TRAFFIC for Southeast Asian audiences.

Malayan tigers down to 300WITH at least 100 tigers entering trade in Malaysia in the last 13 years, the Malayan Tiger faces a tenuous future. In 2014, TRAFFIC and conservation partners called attention to the 54% decline in wild Malayan Tiger numbers from the 500 thought to exist in the 1990s. The downward revision prompted an urgent call for a National Tiger Task Force headed by the Prime Minister. Even in tiger bastions like the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex - a 400,000 ha protected forest block in northern Peninsular Malaysia - threats from forest conversion, smugglers and armed poachers abound. TRAFFIC and WWF-Malaysia have discovered that at least 900 animals, including tigers and prey, have been wiped out by criminals here since 2009. With local enforcement agencies and government prosecutors, TRAFFIC aims to greatly increase wildlife crime detection and conviction rates.

TILL December 2014, Thailand had the world’s largest unregulated ivory market. Ivory products available for sale exceeded what could be legally supplied from domesticated Thai elephants.TRAFFIC’s research showed ivory on sale in Bangkok almost trebled over an 18 month period, and the country had no way of regulating the trade.This changed when Thailand criminalised the sale of African elephant ivory – closing a 30-year loophole. With the threat of costly sanctions hanging over its head for failing to address the problem, Thailand put its Ivory Action Plan into motion. As a leader on this issue, TRAFFIC continues to monitor ivory markets and work with governments and partners to mobilise global change.

Advocating ChangeTRAFFIC’s in- depth knowledge, global expertise and experience helps

shape better policies, practices, and ensures the survival of wildlife is at

the forefront of decision making.

Spotlight: Thailand

Trade and identification of elephant ivoryAgAINST a backdrop of elephant killings and rampant illegal ivory trade, TRAFFIC held two workshops in the Philippines to help officers tackling this problem. In November around 60 officers received training on ivory trade and identification (a first for 95% of those present).They also worked on a detailed action plan for all the agencies present to drive future efforts in fighting the trade.

Is that a tiger in your bag?With thousands of species caught up in the illegal trade each year, officers need to be vigilant whether they are inspecting a suitcase or a shipping container. Identification is key to establishing if an item is legal or illegal.TRAFFIC’s species identification guide is an indispensable tool for officers on the front line.Available in 13 translated and country-specific versions, this has been extremely well received and is available online, at our workshops or through local focal points. (http://www.traffic.org/id-reports/traffic_pub_identification4.pdf)

Frontline officers examining shipments, vehicles and people need the

knowledge, skills and confidence to make quick, effective decisions about

contraband in trade. Our training programmes aim to help them do this.Training of TrainersTHIS programme (ToT), takes our efforts one step further by training participants to carry out training for others. Participants learn how to run effective courses and ensure their trainees remember what they learnt.They also learn about species identification and the laws governing wildlife trade within a country and beyond its borders. Trainees receive TRAFFIC’s Training Management Package containing everything they need to plan and run their own workshops. Since 2011, 68 participants from 13 countries have attended this training. Vietnamese participants of the first ToT in 2011 subsequently used these skills to train over 1000 officers.

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TigersTIgERS in Southeast Asia need your help, and to do this, work must continue in at least four countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar. The first three are critical tiger range nations where threats persist but tigers have a fighting chance. The last, Myanmar, is a major gateway for illicit tiger trade between Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. Law enforcement is paramount. your contribution will go towards on-the-ground research and investigations.Price tag: US$ 480,000/year

Sharks and raysgLOBAL shark catch is in excess of 800,000 tonnes per year, and the fin trade alone is worth more than uSD480 million per year. Both adult and juvenile animals are being caught for trade and their survival is threatened. Some of the world’s leading shark and ray catch and trading nations are right here in our backyard – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Reducing consumption and starving the supply through well-researched investigations and campaigns will make a difference. It is critical to ensure governments act to improve regulations and implement catch management systems.Price tag: US$ 210,000/year

PangolinsPOACHINg to feed the demand for pangolin scales and meat is wiping out populations across Asia and starting to threaten the species in Africa. urgent action is needed to disrupt trafficking networks in Indonesia, Viet Nam and China. your contributions will enable us to map out major trade routes, identify the criminals involved, and improve laws and enforcement to ensure the criminals are punished. Price tag: US$ 180,000/year

PolicyTHE on-the-ground-work we do to reduce illegal wildlife trade and crime is hard work. A big part of that is strengthening our relationships with local communities, government and civil society agencies. The cooperation is crucial to the success of our work, and with this we are able to push for improved legislation and government policy. We need your help to fund a regional policy position so that we can drive change from the top to help us fight wildlife crime.Price tag: US$ 80,000/year

ElephantsELEPHANT poaching in Africa and Asia escalates every year. To stop the killing of African and Asian elephants to meet Southeast Asia’s demand, we must continue investigating availability of ivory in local markets and factors that enable it. Loopholes in national and international governance systems must be closed, trade must be stopped and we need to assist with putting behind bars those who are perpetuating the poaching and trade. As source, transit and consumer nations, Thailand, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Philippines, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Indonesia are where these efforts are pivotal.Price tag: US$ 180,000/year

What We Hope To Do NextBears“MILKED” for their bile, bears are kept on farms in Viet Nam to supply demand for traditional medicine. Though illegal in Viet Nam, bear bile trade and bear farming exist through loopholes in the law, and often illegally source wild bears. your contribution will help us support government action to close these loopholes and address all aspects of bear trade, from supply to demand and enforcement.Price Tag: US$ 180,000/year

Consumer Behavioural ChangeTRAFFIC has developed a strategic framework to reduce demand for endangered wildlife in consumer countries. In Viet Nam, we’re applying this framework to rhino horn consumption, but we hope to make our work into a science, built on strong evidence, that can be applied to many species. With funding, we can conduct the proper measurement and evaluation of the effects of our campaign, publish papers in peer-reviewed journals and share our results, making future campaigns more effective.Price tag: US$ 40,000

Regional headquarters:

1. Christopher Roy Shepherd, Regional Director2. Kanitha Krishnasamy, Programme Manager3. Zainifah Zaimon, Senior Executive Accounts4. Elizabeth Lisa John, Senior Communications Officer5. Claire Beastall, Training and Capacity Building Coordinator6. Sarah Stoner, Senior Crime Data Analyst7. Renee Yee Oi Yen, Programme Officer8. Or Oi Ching, Project Officer9. Nisha Sabanayagam, Programme Manager, Dev and Evaluation Manager10. Serene Chng, Programme Officer, Pets and Fashion11. Tiau Kiu Hwa, Researcher12. Nor Haslinda Nordin, Administrative Officer13. Chen Hin Keong, global Forest Trade Programme Leader14. Joanne Loo Wye Ling, Senior Manager, Office Administration

Traffic Staff in Southeast Asia

Staff

Hanoi Office

1. Madelon Willemsen, Head of Office2. Dang Linh Huong, Operations Manager3. Jill Capotosto, Communications Officer4. Nguyen Thi Mai, Programme Officer5. Nguyen Do Thu Minh, Administration Officer6. Nguyen Van Nhuan, Timber Trade Officer7. Nguyen Tuyet Trinh, Senior Programme Officer, Consumer Behavioural Change8. Dang Vu Hoai Nam, Communications Officer, Consumer Behavioural Change

Agri-food and Veterinary Authority, Singapore

Biodiversity Management Bureau and the National Museum of the

Philippines

British High Commission (Malaysia)

Department of Wildlife and

National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Department of Wildlife, National

Parks and Plant Conservation,

Thailand

Deutsche gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

(gIZ) gmbH

Elephant Family

Gerik District Office

Hauser Bears Foundation

Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MyCAT)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand

Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, Thailand

Perak State Parks Corporation

Royal Customs Department, Thailand

Royal Malaysian Customs

Sabah Wildlife Department

Sarawak Forestry Corporation

The Body Shop Peninsular Malaysia

uNDP Malaysia

uS Embassy in Malaysia

uS Fish and Wildlife Services (uSFWS)

uS State Department

Wildlife Reserves Singapore

WWF-Indonesia

WWF-International

WWF-Malaysia

WWF-Myanmar

WWF-Singapore

WWF-Thailand

WWF-uS

Support/Partners List Of Donors 2014Animals Asia Foundation Limited

Arcus Foundation

Australia Zoo

British High Commission (Malaysia)

Chatham House

CITES Secretariat

Dreamworld (Australia)

Fondation Philanthropia

greater Los Angeles Zoo Association

Hauser Bear Foundation

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)

Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF)

Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical gardens

Ministry of Environment Japan through WWF Japan

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Fisheries, uS Department of Commerce

Perth Zoo

Susan Mclennan

Taronga Conservation Society Australia

The Body Shop Foundation

The Darwin Initiative through the

government of the uK

The Deutsche gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit gmbH (gIZ)

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), germany

The Intrepid Foundation

Tigers Alive Initiative

TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network

uNDP Malaysia

uS Fish and Wildlife Services (uSFWS)

uS State Department

Wildlife Reserves Singapore

WWF-Indonesia

WWF-International

WWF-Malaysia

WWF-Netherlands

WWF-Singapore

WWF-South Africa

WWF-Sweden

WWF-Thailand

WWF-uS

Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA)

Partners and Donors

Around the world people buy and sell thousands of wild animals and plants for food, medicine, as decorative items, pets and for fashion. Many are threatened by extinction because they are being removed from the wild in large quantities, often illegally and unsustainably.

TRAFFIC is a non-governmental organisation that monitors this global trade in wild plants and animals and works to ensure that it does not threaten their existence in nature.We study the trade in wildlife within and between countries. TRAFFIC also carries out research on the scale, dynamics and impacts of illegal trade, wildlife crime and consumer demand on species.

This knowledge provides decision makers and enforcers a better understanding of current issues and often, an early warning of problems and trends that are taking shape. It serves as a basis from which practical solutions and policies are born.

TRAFFIC has worked in Southeast Asia since 1992, calling much needed attention to the problem of unsustainable trade and wildlife crime through a number of significant reports and publications.

Our work in the region supports law enforcement efforts, contributes to legislative and policy improvements and raises awareness through media and outreach. Since 2009, we have also trained over 2000 people from national enforcement agencies that work on the frontline combating traffickers.

Recognising the region’s growing wealth and influence on wildlife trade, TRAFFIC has also embarked on the challenge of addressing the consumer demand for specific wildlife parts and products that drives illegal trade.TRAFFIC continues to work towards effecting change in the way people view and use wild plants and animals in their life.

Monitoring Wildlife Trade

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