TRAFFIC International
@trafficintl.bsky.social
Protecting wildlife. Empowering people. Inspiring change.
Global experts working to ensure trade in wild species is legal, safe, and sustainable, for the benefit of people and the planet.
Global experts working to ensure trade in wild species is legal, safe, and sustainable, for the benefit of people and the planet.
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(1/2) 🚨 Tigers are running out of time — and the law isn’t keeping up 🐅
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
A new landmark study by TRAFFIC, @wwf.org.uk & Legal Atlas exposes how legal loopholes fuel the illegal tiger trade.
🌿 How can we effectively protect wildlife in a changing world?
TRAFFIC Vietnam Country Director Trinh Nguyen shares insights on tackling wildlife trade and changing behaviour on the Yale Leads podcast.
🎧 Listen: https://loom.ly/ymqfCzw
TRAFFIC Vietnam Country Director Trinh Nguyen shares insights on tackling wildlife trade and changing behaviour on the Yale Leads podcast.
🎧 Listen: https://loom.ly/ymqfCzw
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🌿 How can we effectively protect wildlife in a changing world?
TRAFFIC Vietnam Country Director Trinh Nguyen shares insights on tackling wildlife trade and changing behaviour on the Yale Leads podcast.
🎧 Listen: https://loom.ly/ymqfCzw
TRAFFIC Vietnam Country Director Trinh Nguyen shares insights on tackling wildlife trade and changing behaviour on the Yale Leads podcast.
🎧 Listen: https://loom.ly/ymqfCzw
A world first! 🐅 Camera traps in China captured a wild Amur tigress with 5 cubs — a rare milestone for tiger recovery.
From 20 in 2010 → 70 today, a beacon of hope thanks to sustained conservation.
We're proud to be in the Tiger Conservation Coalition to help protect these unique species.
From 20 in 2010 → 70 today, a beacon of hope thanks to sustained conservation.
We're proud to be in the Tiger Conservation Coalition to help protect these unique species.
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
A world first! 🐅 Camera traps in China captured a wild Amur tigress with 5 cubs — a rare milestone for tiger recovery.
From 20 in 2010 → 70 today, a beacon of hope thanks to sustained conservation.
We're proud to be in the Tiger Conservation Coalition to help protect these unique species.
From 20 in 2010 → 70 today, a beacon of hope thanks to sustained conservation.
We're proud to be in the Tiger Conservation Coalition to help protect these unique species.
This festive season, everyone at TRAFFIC wishes you joy, peace and kindness ✨
Thank you for standing with us for wildlife and people. Here’s to another year of impact! 🌏
Thank you for standing with us for wildlife and people. Here’s to another year of impact! 🌏
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This festive season, everyone at TRAFFIC wishes you joy, peace and kindness ✨
Thank you for standing with us for wildlife and people. Here’s to another year of impact! 🌏
Thank you for standing with us for wildlife and people. Here’s to another year of impact! 🌏
Fundraisers, can we tempt you?
We’re hiring a Senior Officer – Trusts and Foundations at TRAFFIC!
Join our supportive, ambitious Development Team and make a real difference for people and planet.
📍 Cambridge, UK
🗓️ Apply below by 26 Jan 👇
https://loom.ly/mmI-2Fs
We’re hiring a Senior Officer – Trusts and Foundations at TRAFFIC!
Join our supportive, ambitious Development Team and make a real difference for people and planet.
📍 Cambridge, UK
🗓️ Apply below by 26 Jan 👇
https://loom.ly/mmI-2Fs
December 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Fundraisers, can we tempt you?
We’re hiring a Senior Officer – Trusts and Foundations at TRAFFIC!
Join our supportive, ambitious Development Team and make a real difference for people and planet.
📍 Cambridge, UK
🗓️ Apply below by 26 Jan 👇
https://loom.ly/mmI-2Fs
We’re hiring a Senior Officer – Trusts and Foundations at TRAFFIC!
Join our supportive, ambitious Development Team and make a real difference for people and planet.
📍 Cambridge, UK
🗓️ Apply below by 26 Jan 👇
https://loom.ly/mmI-2Fs
Can tech save the world’s most trafficked trees? 🌳
From AI to on-the-ground tools like TimberTracker & Wood ID, we're helping enforcement teams tackle illegal timber trade that fuels forest loss & climate change.
More @mongabay.com 👉 https://loom.ly/YQYlNFk
From AI to on-the-ground tools like TimberTracker & Wood ID, we're helping enforcement teams tackle illegal timber trade that fuels forest loss & climate change.
More @mongabay.com 👉 https://loom.ly/YQYlNFk
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Can tech save the world’s most trafficked trees? 🌳
From AI to on-the-ground tools like TimberTracker & Wood ID, we're helping enforcement teams tackle illegal timber trade that fuels forest loss & climate change.
More @mongabay.com 👉 https://loom.ly/YQYlNFk
From AI to on-the-ground tools like TimberTracker & Wood ID, we're helping enforcement teams tackle illegal timber trade that fuels forest loss & climate change.
More @mongabay.com 👉 https://loom.ly/YQYlNFk
A MASSIVE WIN FOR WILDLIFE! 🌍💥
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A MASSIVE WIN FOR WILDLIFE! 🌍💥
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
Nearly 30,000 animals rescued in one month during Operation Thunder 2025. 134 countries, 4,640 seizures, 1,100 suspects disrupted.
When the world acts together, wildlife wins!
Discover more 👇
https://loom.ly/3Hwmlr4
THANK YOU! ✨🎉
Together, we raised over £34,000 to stop wildlife crime and safeguard our planet’s incredible biodiversity for generations to come.
Thank you for standing with wildlife and making this campaign count.💚
Together, we raised over £34,000 to stop wildlife crime and safeguard our planet’s incredible biodiversity for generations to come.
Thank you for standing with wildlife and making this campaign count.💚
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
THANK YOU! ✨🎉
Together, we raised over £34,000 to stop wildlife crime and safeguard our planet’s incredible biodiversity for generations to come.
Thank you for standing with wildlife and making this campaign count.💚
Together, we raised over £34,000 to stop wildlife crime and safeguard our planet’s incredible biodiversity for generations to come.
Thank you for standing with wildlife and making this campaign count.💚
Only one day left to help us save the wild! ⌛🦧
Thanks to your incredible support, we have raised over £17,000 towards protecting wildlife and fighting illegal trade.
Your support has been amazing, but we need one final push to hit our target!
Please donate here 👉 https://loom.ly/0A9ZAcw
Thanks to your incredible support, we have raised over £17,000 towards protecting wildlife and fighting illegal trade.
Your support has been amazing, but we need one final push to hit our target!
Please donate here 👉 https://loom.ly/0A9ZAcw
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Only one day left to help us save the wild! ⌛🦧
Thanks to your incredible support, we have raised over £17,000 towards protecting wildlife and fighting illegal trade.
Your support has been amazing, but we need one final push to hit our target!
Please donate here 👉 https://loom.ly/0A9ZAcw
Thanks to your incredible support, we have raised over £17,000 towards protecting wildlife and fighting illegal trade.
Your support has been amazing, but we need one final push to hit our target!
Please donate here 👉 https://loom.ly/0A9ZAcw
Illegal wildlife trade affects us all, driving extinctions and destroying livelihoods. But when wildlife trade is legal and sustainable, it protects biodiversity and supports communities.
That’s the future TRAFFIC is working for, and we need your help!
Link to donate👉https://loom.ly/euE2uOI
That’s the future TRAFFIC is working for, and we need your help!
Link to donate👉https://loom.ly/euE2uOI
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Illegal wildlife trade affects us all, driving extinctions and destroying livelihoods. But when wildlife trade is legal and sustainable, it protects biodiversity and supports communities.
That’s the future TRAFFIC is working for, and we need your help!
Link to donate👉https://loom.ly/euE2uOI
That’s the future TRAFFIC is working for, and we need your help!
Link to donate👉https://loom.ly/euE2uOI
💔Criminal networks ruthlessly target young animals, snatching them for illegal trade and tearing families apart.
But we can stop this. This week only, your donation to TRAFFIC is doubled to protect animals born into danger.
Please donate and double your impact 👉 https://loom.ly/eXELC78
But we can stop this. This week only, your donation to TRAFFIC is doubled to protect animals born into danger.
Please donate and double your impact 👉 https://loom.ly/eXELC78
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💔Criminal networks ruthlessly target young animals, snatching them for illegal trade and tearing families apart.
But we can stop this. This week only, your donation to TRAFFIC is doubled to protect animals born into danger.
Please donate and double your impact 👉 https://loom.ly/eXELC78
But we can stop this. This week only, your donation to TRAFFIC is doubled to protect animals born into danger.
Please donate and double your impact 👉 https://loom.ly/eXELC78
Ever wondered how to make a real difference for wildlife? 🌿🦁
Join the adventure protecting forests, oceans, and the species that depend on them.
Matched funds are waiting to be unlocked: YOU can release them!
Please donate 👉 https://loom.ly/PH0l8xo
Join the adventure protecting forests, oceans, and the species that depend on them.
Matched funds are waiting to be unlocked: YOU can release them!
Please donate 👉 https://loom.ly/PH0l8xo
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ever wondered how to make a real difference for wildlife? 🌿🦁
Join the adventure protecting forests, oceans, and the species that depend on them.
Matched funds are waiting to be unlocked: YOU can release them!
Please donate 👉 https://loom.ly/PH0l8xo
Join the adventure protecting forests, oceans, and the species that depend on them.
Matched funds are waiting to be unlocked: YOU can release them!
Please donate 👉 https://loom.ly/PH0l8xo
🕵️Hidden routes. Coded messages. Silent exchanges.
That's where wildlife criminals operate, and where TRAFFIC fight back.
This week, your support is doubled to protect vulnerable species from organised crime. With your help, we stay one step ahead.
Please donate now 👉https://loom.ly/tz1seTw
That's where wildlife criminals operate, and where TRAFFIC fight back.
This week, your support is doubled to protect vulnerable species from organised crime. With your help, we stay one step ahead.
Please donate now 👉https://loom.ly/tz1seTw
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🕵️Hidden routes. Coded messages. Silent exchanges.
That's where wildlife criminals operate, and where TRAFFIC fight back.
This week, your support is doubled to protect vulnerable species from organised crime. With your help, we stay one step ahead.
Please donate now 👉https://loom.ly/tz1seTw
That's where wildlife criminals operate, and where TRAFFIC fight back.
This week, your support is doubled to protect vulnerable species from organised crime. With your help, we stay one step ahead.
Please donate now 👉https://loom.ly/tz1seTw
🎊 It's Giving Tuesday, and TRAFFIC's Big Give week is officially LIVE!
For one week only, every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED, meaning your support goes twice as far in tackling wildlife trafficking.
Every £1 becomes £2, but only until 9 December.
Donate today👉 https://loom.ly/lW7OESQ
For one week only, every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED, meaning your support goes twice as far in tackling wildlife trafficking.
Every £1 becomes £2, but only until 9 December.
Donate today👉 https://loom.ly/lW7OESQ
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎊 It's Giving Tuesday, and TRAFFIC's Big Give week is officially LIVE!
For one week only, every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED, meaning your support goes twice as far in tackling wildlife trafficking.
Every £1 becomes £2, but only until 9 December.
Donate today👉 https://loom.ly/lW7OESQ
For one week only, every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED, meaning your support goes twice as far in tackling wildlife trafficking.
Every £1 becomes £2, but only until 9 December.
Donate today👉 https://loom.ly/lW7OESQ
🌳5 year initiative concludes in Vietnam: a network of 300 trained forestry officers now safeguards Vietnam's supply chains from illegal timber, while nearly 80 companies have gained stronger access to responsible international markets.
Full story 👉 https://loom.ly/6-8iuEs
Full story 👉 https://loom.ly/6-8iuEs
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🌳5 year initiative concludes in Vietnam: a network of 300 trained forestry officers now safeguards Vietnam's supply chains from illegal timber, while nearly 80 companies have gained stronger access to responsible international markets.
Full story 👉 https://loom.ly/6-8iuEs
Full story 👉 https://loom.ly/6-8iuEs
🚨Next week (2–9 December), every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED through the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨Next week (2–9 December), every donation to TRAFFIC is instantly DOUBLED through the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
Save the date, or sign up for our emails to get a reminder👉 https://loom.ly/eozkUbQ
#EndWildlifeCrime #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #WildlifeConservation
50 years after tigers gained the world’s highest protection, trafficking in these iconic species is not slowing – it's rampant and evolving 🐅🌏
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
50 years after tigers gained the world’s highest protection, trafficking in these iconic species is not slowing – it's rampant and evolving 🐅🌏
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Together, we must do more.
Our report👉https://loom.ly/Y2dkb-s
#tigers #tigerconservation #illegalwildlifetrade
Poaching and trafficking of South African abalone threaten marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Poaching and trafficking of South African abalone threaten marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Our new report examines this issue ahead of the CITES CoP and possible changes to abalone trade policy that could impact this vital marine resource. Find out more: https://loom.ly/xcGuHAo
📷 CSIR
Wildlife crime is getting harder to hide 🔬
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wildlife crime is getting harder to hide 🔬
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
The African Wildlife Forensics Network just met to advance DNA tools, crime-scene methods & cross-border evidence work — strengthening investigations across Africa.
Huge thanks to 📸@postcodelottery.bsky.social & TRACE
Malaysia's online shark & ray trade extends beyond fins.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Malaysia's online shark & ray trade extends beyond fins.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Our new report with @worldwildlife.org-Malaysia shows meat & whole-body items dominate online listings, highlighting a need for better species ID & traceability.
More 👉 https://loom.ly/L6Du3aU.
Reposted by TRAFFIC International
Loopholes in legislation and failures in enforcement across tiger range states, undermine the impact of wildlife conservation efforts. More needs to be done before it’s too late. Read this report.
(2/2) The report — ‘Law of the Tiger’ — is the most comprehensive legal analysis to date of tiger trafficking laws across 12 range countries.
With just 5,700 left in the wild, #tigers don’t have time for weak laws.
More 👉 loom.ly/GScoVQ0
With just 5,700 left in the wild, #tigers don’t have time for weak laws.
More 👉 loom.ly/GScoVQ0
The world's tigers are at risk: new report exposes legal gaps facilitating illegal tiger trade - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC
Analysis of 12 Tiger Range States reveals gaps that put wild tigers at risk. ...
loom.ly
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Loopholes in legislation and failures in enforcement across tiger range states, undermine the impact of wildlife conservation efforts. More needs to be done before it’s too late. Read this report.
Reposted by TRAFFIC International
🆕 Resource Alert: GWP Behavior Change Guidance Note Series
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🆕 Resource Alert: GWP Behavior Change Guidance Note Series
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
The World Bank, @thegef.bsky.social in partnership with
@trafficintl.bsky.social launch practical guides for applying behavioral science to wildlife conservation.
Check the link: 👇
#BehaviourChange #WildlifeConservation
Every rescued gibbon tells the same story: that of a wild family torn apart.
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Gibbon trafficking pushes rehabilitation centers to the max in North Sumatra
MEDAN, Indonesia — Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they stare out of the triage cage, their wide eyes shining. Each is an orphaned victim of the illegal pet trade. Like most trafficked gibbons, their mothers were likely shot and killed …
news.mongabay.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Every rescued gibbon tells the same story: that of a wild family torn apart.
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
Following TRAFFIC’s recent analysis, @mongabay.com sheds light on how the illegal pet trade continues to decimate gibbon populations in North Sumatra.
https://loom.ly/lGGTmIU
🚢 Traffickers hide illicit wildlife among cargo at ports, but Malaysia's Port Klang is stepping up! TRAFFIC and authorities trained port officers to spot trafficking tactics and report suspicious shipments.
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
Building vigilance and capacity at Malaysia’s Main Maritime Gateway - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC
Long familiar with seizures of pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other wildlife contraband smuggled via sea, Malaysia is now helping frontliners at one of ...
www.traffic.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚢 Traffickers hide illicit wildlife among cargo at ports, but Malaysia's Port Klang is stepping up! TRAFFIC and authorities trained port officers to spot trafficking tactics and report suspicious shipments.
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
We're closing the gaps. 🛑
More: https://loom.ly/HEaBXmE
🐵 Gibbons in peril as trafficking peaks! Over 330 were seized across South/Southeast Asia since 2016, with a fifth in 2025 alone. The illegal exotic pet trade is causing many to perish. Their rainforest voices are fading. Read TRAFFIC’s latest analysis: https://loom.ly/n2StLfA
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🐵 Gibbons in peril as trafficking peaks! Over 330 were seized across South/Southeast Asia since 2016, with a fifth in 2025 alone. The illegal exotic pet trade is causing many to perish. Their rainforest voices are fading. Read TRAFFIC’s latest analysis: https://loom.ly/n2StLfA
🐠 Ornamental fish trade is a billion-dollar industry, putting Kenya's reef ecosystems and livelihoods at risk.
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🐠 Ornamental fish trade is a billion-dollar industry, putting Kenya's reef ecosystems and livelihoods at risk.
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw
The good news? Kenya launched a new Marine Ornamental Fishery Management Plan, with TRAFFIC as a key partner for marine protection.
Read the full report on https://loom.ly/OwNbhuw