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Technical Report Commissioned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service An Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and Fur Industry Perceptions in North America and Europe In the context of supporting the CITES REVIEW OF FELIDAE Based upon AC21 Doc 11.3: Phase I: AC21-22 Lynx Complex and potential look-alikes Ernest W. T. Cooper & Tanya Shadbolt February 2007 Prepared by TRAFFIC North America World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street NW Washington DC 20037 © 2007 WWF. All rights reserved by World Wildlife Fund, Inc. All material appearing in this publication is copyrighted and may be reproduced with permission. Any reproduction, in full or in part, of this publication must credit TRAFFIC North America. The views of the authors expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TRAFFIC Network, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), or IUCN-The World Conservation Union. The designation of geographical entities in this publication and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC, its supporting organizations or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and Fur Industry Perceptions in North America and Europe TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................................................................................................................V 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope of the Study.......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background on Lynx Species .............................................................................................. 1 2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS ..................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Trade in Lynx Species ......................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1 Legal Trade................................................................................................................ 4 2.1.2 Illegal Trade............................................................................................................... 5 2.1.3 Summary Data........................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Species Data............................................................................................................... 6 2.1.5 Item Data.................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.6 Country Data............................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Fur Industry Perceptions Survey......................................................................................... 6 3.0 RESULTS .................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Trade in Lynx Species ......................................................................................................... 9 3.1.1 Summary Data........................................................................................................... 9 3.1.2 Species Data............................................................................................................... 9 3.1.3 Item Data.................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Country Data........................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Fur Industry Perceptions Survey....................................................................................... 28 3.2.1 Overview.................................................................................................................. 28 3.2.2 Lynx Fur Trade Questionnaire Results Summary.................................................... 31 4.0 DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................. 34 4.1 Legal Trade in Lynx .......................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Illegal Trade in Lynx ......................................................................................................... 34 4.3 Fur Industry Perceptions Survey....................................................................................... 38 5.0 CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 41 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 42 APPENDIX A: LYNX FUR TRADE QUESTIONNAIRE ...................................................................... 44 APPENDIX B: NUMBERS OF LEGAL LYNX SPECIES ITEMS RECORDED PER YEAR, 1980-2004......................................................................... 48 APPENDIX C: NUMBER OF ILLEGAL LYNX SPECIES ITEMS RECORDED PER YEAR, 1980-2004......................................................................... 49 APPENDIX D: NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF ITEM RECORDED AS LEGAL FOR LYNX SPP. (1980-2004) .................................................................................... 50 TRAFFIC I Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and Fur Industry Perceptions in North America and Europe APPENDIX E: NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF ITEM RECORDED AS ILLEGAL FOR LYNX SPP. (1980-2004) .................................................................................... 53 APPENDIX F: NUMBER OF SKINS RECORDED AS LEGAL FOR EACH LYNX SPP. (1980-2004) ....... 54 APPENDIX G: NUMBER OF SKINS RECORDED AS ILLEGAL FOR EACH LYNX SPP. (1980-2004) ... 55 APPENDIX H: NUMBER OF ITEMS RECORDED AS LEGAL BY IMPORTING COUNTRY................... 56 APPENDIX I: NUMBER OF ITEMS RECORDED AS ILLEGAL BY IMPORTING COUNTRY................. 59 APPENDIX J: NUMBER OF ITEMS RECORDED AS LEGAL BY EXPORTING COUNTRY.................... 60 APPENDIX K: NUMBER OF ITEMS RECORDED AS ILLEGAL BY EXPORTING COUNTRY............... 62 APPENDIX L: LYNX FUR TRADE QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS ....................................................... 63 TRAFFIC II Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and Fur Industry Perceptions in North America and Europe LIST OF FIGURES 3.1 Total Number of Items Recorded as Legal for all Lynx Species, 1980-2004............................................................................................ 10 3.2 Total Number of Items Recorded as Illegal for all Lynx Species, 1980-2004............................................................................................ 11 3.3 Numbers of Items Recorded as Legal by Species per Year, 1980-2004 ........................................................................................... 12 3.4 Numbers of Items Recorded as Illegal by Species per Year, 1980-2004 ........................................................................................... 13 3.5 Numbers of Items Recorded as Legal by Item per Year, 1980-2004................................................................................................ 17 3.6 Numbers of Skins Recorded as Legal per Species per Year, 1980-2004.......................................................................................... 18 3.7 Numbers of Items Recorded as Illegal by Item per Year, 1980-2004................................................................................................ 19 3.8 Numbers of Skins Recorded as Illegal per Species per Year, 1980-2004.......................................................................................... 20 3.9 Numbers of Lynx Items Recorded as Legal for Importing Countries,1980-2004...................................................................................... 24 3.10 Numbers of Lynx rufus Items Recorded as Legal for Importing Countries, 1980-2004..................................................................................... 24 3.11 Numbers of Lynx Items Recorded as Illegal for Importing Countries, 1980-2004..................................................................................... 25 3.12 Numbers of Lynx rufus Items Recorded as Illegal for Importing Countries, 1980-2004..................................................................................... 25 3.13 Numbers of Lynx Items Recorded as Legal for Exporting/Re-exporting Countries, 1980-2004............................................................... 26 3.14 Numbers of Lynx rufus Items Recorded as Legal for Exporting/Re-exporting Countries, 1980-2004............................................................... 26 3.15 Numbers of Lynx Items Recorded as Illegal for Exporting/Re-exporting Countries,1980-2004................................................................ 27 3.16 Numbers of Lynx rufus Items Recorded as Illegal for Exporting/Re-exporting Countries, 1980-2004............................................................... 27 TRAFFIC III Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and