Report on the progress of the project of monitoring of wildlife trade in CEE countries in 2011

In 2011 CEEweb CITES Working Group carried out a monitoring of internet wildlife trade in chosen Central and Eastern European countries. The monitoring consists of two surveys. Each survey last one week and was carried out by qualified expert from the CITES WG member organizations on the basis of the methodology elaborated by the WG. Countries covered by the project: , Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, , Slovakia and Ukraine. Organizations/institutions participated in the project: Green Balkans, Birds of Prey Protection Society, Czech Environmental Inspectorate, Nimfea, PTOP “Salamandra”, Milvus Group, Young Researchers of Serbia, ORCA, BROZ and Association Fauna. As deep analysis of the collected data were not the subject of this project, below only some preliminary results are presented.

GENERAL RESULTS

3500 3070 3000

2650 2500 2000

1500 1000 640 520 420 420 420 370 320 500 310 300 280 250 190 0 BG CZ HU PL RO RS SK UA

2009 2011

Fig I Estimated average number of CITES specimens' offers available on the websites of monitored countries in 2009 and 2011

30 26,6 25

20 16,3 15 13,7

8,6 10 8,2 8 5,9 5 5,5 4,1 4,6 5 3,1 1,3 0,5 0 BG CZ HU PL RO RS SK UA

2009 2011

Fig II Estimated average number of CITES specimens offered for sale available on the Internet in the monitored countries per 100 thousand citizens in 2009 and 2011

50 45,5 45 40 35 28,6 30 25,3 25 22 20 15,3 13,6 15 12,4 12,9 9,9 9 10 6,7 5,2 4 5 2,4 0 BG CZ HU PL RO RS SK UA

2009 2011 Fig III Estimated average number of CITES specimens offered for sale available on the Internet in the monitored countries per 100 thousand internet users in 2009 and 2011

18% 34% 4%

3%

1%

40%

reptiles birds athropods corals & see anemones mammals amphibians

Fig IV Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in the monitored countries in 2011

18%

58% 24%

most likely legal most likely illegal dubious legality Fig V Division of the monitored sales offers in terms of legality

BULGARIA

450 420 400 370

350 300

250

200 150

100 80 50

0 2006 2009 2011

Fig VI Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the in the years 2006, 2009 and 2011

8% 22%

40%

30%

mammals birds reptiles athropods Fig VII Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Bulgaria in 2011

CZECH REPUBLIC

450 420

400 350 310 300

250 200

150

100 50

0

2009 2011

Fig VIII Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the Internet in Czech Republic in the years 2009 and 2011

6% 2%

48%

44%

birds reptiles corals & see anemones other

Fig IX Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Czech Republic in 2011

HUNGARY

300 280

250 200

150 90 100 50

0 2006 2011 Fig X Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the Internet in Hungary in the years 2006 and 2011

2% 5% 6%

41%

46%

mammals birds reptiles athropods other

Fig XI Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Hungary in 2011

POLAND

3500 3060 3000 2650

2500

2000

1500 990 1000 468 500 238 0

2004 2006 2007 2009 2011

Fig XII Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the in the years 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011

1% 1% 3%

18%

51%

26%

reptiles athropods birds corals & see anemones amphibians other

Fig XIII Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Poland in 2011

ROMANIA

600 516 500

400 300 300

200 110 100

0 2006 2009 2011

Fig XIV Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the in the years 2006, 2009 and 2011

4% 5%

8%

21%

62%

birds reptiles corals & see anemones athropods other

Fig XV Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Romania in 2011

SERBIA

200 189

180

160

140 120

100 80

60 40 30

20 0 2006 2011

Fig XVI Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the in the years 2006 and 2011

3%

27%

53%

17%

mammals birds reptiles athropods

Fig XVII Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Serbia in 2011

SLOVAKIA

450 400 350

300 250 200

150 100

50

0 2006 2009 2011

Fig XVIII Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the Internet in Slovakia in the years 2006, 2009 and 2011

1% 10%

11%

54%

24%

birds reptiles athropods corals & see anemones other

Fig XIX Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Slovakia in 2011

UKRAINE

700 640

600

500

400

300 250

200 100

0 2009 2011

Fig XX Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the in the years 2009 and 2011

2% 7%

10%

46%

35%

birds reptiles mammals athropods other Fig XI Percentage share of different systematic groups of species, which were offered for sale on the Internet in Ukraine in 2011

Visual samples of Internet sale offers regarding specimens of species covered by EU wildlife trade regulations and CITES noticed during the project