Report on the Progress of the Project of Internet Monitoring of Wildlife Trade in CEE Countries in 2011
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Report on the progress of the project of Internet 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: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, 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 10 8,2 8 8,6 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 80 100 50 0 2006 2009 2011 Fig VI Estimated average numbers of CITES specimens offers available on the Internet in Bulgaria 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 Internet in Poland 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 Internet in Romania 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 Internet in Serbia 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 Internet in Ukraine 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 .