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
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 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