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Insufficient data, weak cooperation, excluded communities and corruption hamper an effective response to environmental crime.

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Global Monitoring System

Last updated: 1 November 2024

Overview

The Global Monitoring System (GMS) collects and analyzes information on key illicit online wildlife markets, which are prevalent on social media and e-commerce sites. This information is used to understand these illicit markets better, enabling improved law enforcement and policy.

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Species watch

2912

Number of detections and most prevalent taxa are mammals

Animal group

Birds

Marines

Mammals

Reptiles

NA

Elephant 579 Tiger 428 Bear 174 Lion 28 mammal bird Ivory 349na marine reptile

Market tracker

63%

of detections from Thailand, the national market that hosts the highest proportion

Animal group

Birds

Marines

Mammals

Reptiles

NA

African G... 429 Bear 174 Bengal Mo... 134 Black Cai... 10 Caiman 65 Cheetah 6 Common Bo... 20 Dugong 40 Elephant 579 Helmeted ... 14 Hyacinth ... 62 Indian St... 30 Ivory 349 Jaguar 16 Leopard 29 Leopard C... 10 Lion 28 Mainland ... 90 Pangolin 70 Pirarucu 233 Radiated ... 12 Rhinocero... 16 Shark 27 Tiger 428 Whale 9 Brazil 542 South Afr... 526 Thailand 1844 Live 457 Parts 53 Live 17 Parts 1434 Live 6 Parts 312 Parts 349 Live 71 Parts 213

Trend monitor

NaN%

decrease in the total global number of detections over the last three months

Animal group

Birds

Marines

Mammals

Reptiles

NA

MAY 2024 JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT African Grey ParrotHyacinth MacawHelmeted HornbillYellow-crested CockatooElephantTigerBearMainland SerowPangolinLeopardLionJaguarRhinocerosLeopard CatCheetahTemminck's PangolinOcelotPirarucuDugongSharkWhaleMako SharkWhite SharkHumpback WhaleSand Tiger SharkSperm WhaleIvoryBengal MonitorCaimanIndian Star TortoiseCommon BoaRadiated TortoiseBlack CaimanSiamese CrocodileYellow-spotted MonitorMangrove MonitorAsian Monitor LizardCrocodile MonitorFiji Banded IguanaRadiated tortoise

Advert database

2912

detections are recorded in our database

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

African Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Parts

Animal Group

Mammal

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

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Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Parts

Animal Group

Mammal

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

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Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Live

Animal Group

Bird

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

Ivory

NA

Parts

Animal Group

Na

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024

merchandise

Ivory

NA

Parts

Animal Group

Na

Sold In

South Africa

Date

1/5/2024