The defaunation bulletin Quarterly information and analysis report on animal poaching and smuggling n°24. Events from the 1st February 2019 to the 31 of March 2019 Published on November 13, 2019 Original version in French 1 On the Trail #24. Robin des Bois Carried out by Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) with the support of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, the Franz Weber Foundation and of the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, France reconnue d’utilité publique 28, rue Vineuse - 75116 Paris Tél : 01 45 05 14 60 “On the Trail“, the defaunationwww.fondationbrigittebardot.fr magazine, aims to get out of the drip of daily news to draw up every three months an organized and analyzed survey of poaching, smuggling and worldwide market of animal species protected by national laws and international conventions. “ On the Trail “ highlights the new weapons of plunderers, the new modus operandi of smugglers, rumours intended to attract humans consumers of animals and their by-products.“ On the Trail “ gathers and disseminates feedback from institutions, individuals and NGOs that fight against poaching and smuggling. End to end, the “ On the Trail “ are the biological, social, ethnological, police, customs, legal and financial chronicle of poaching and other conflicts between humanity and animality. Previous issues in English http://www.robindesbois.org/en/a-la-trace-bulletin-dinformation-et-danalyses-sur-le-braconnage-et-la-contrebande/ Previous issues in French http://www.robindesbois.org/a-la-trace-bulletin-dinformation-et-danalyses-sur-le-braconnage-et-la-contrebande/ Non Governmental Organization for the Protection of Man and the Environment Since 1985 14 rue de l’Atlas 75019 Paris, France tel : 33 (1) 48.04.09.36 - fax : 33 (1) 48.04.56.41 www.robindesbois.org [email protected] Publication Director : Jacky Bonnemains Editor-in-Chief: Charlotte Nithart Art Directors : Charlotte Nithart and Jacky Bonnemains Coordination : Elodie Crépeau Writing: Jacky Bonnemains, Jean-Pierre Edin and Camille Habe. Research and assistant editor: Elodie Crépeau, Léna Mons, Irene Torres Márquez, and Dylan Blandel. Translation English edition “On the Trail “: Lindsay Vincelette, Léna Mons, Emilie Courtin, Julia Maruca and Robin des Bois collective. Banknotes “Bank of Extinction“ on the cover and in this issue: Julien Perreaut, extracts from the “Atlas du Business des Espèces Menacées“ written by Robin des Bois and published on 9 October 2019 by Editions Arthaud. On the Trail #24. Robin des Bois 2 Contents On the Front Lines 5 Judgment and sanction Condemnation, acquittal, fine... Seahorses 6 Corals 7 Abalones 7 Clams and Conches 9 Human death Sea Cucumbers 10 Guard, ranger, policeman, Fishes 13 poacher... by firearm or other means. Marine Mammals 16 Various Marine Species 18 Marine Turtles 19 Poisoning By chemicals, pesticides and Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles 21 medicines: cyanide, Carbofuran, Diclofenac, M99 … Snakes 25 Sauria 27 Crocodilians 29 Trapping Various Reptile Species 30 Poaching by jaw trap, snare ... Amphibians 31 Otters 31 Arachnids and Insects 32 Full moon Birds 34 Moonlight poaching Pangolins 47 Pangolins and Elephants 50 Primates 51 Felines 54 Felines and Elephants 63 CITES Appendices Wolves 64 Convention on International Trade in Endange- Bears 64 red Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Giraffes 65 182 Member States. Rhinoceroses 66 Appendix I : species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted Elephants 68 only in exceptional circumstances and under Elephants and Mammoths 81 import and export permits. Mammoths 81 Appendix II : export permit required in order to Other Mammals 81 avoid utilization incompatible with the species survival. Import permit if required by national law. Multi-Species 84 Donkeys 91 Appendix III : species that are protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling the trade. In the case of trade from a State that included the species in Appendix III, an export permit of that State is required. 3 On the Trail #24. Robin des Bois CITES COP18 – Geneva The 18th Plenary Conference of States Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in Geneva from 17-28 August 2019. 168 governments, 1700 delegates, observers and journalists participated in it. Robin des Bois, which has been a CITES observer for the past 30 years, was represented by Charlotte Nithart and Emilie Courtin. The work of Robin des Bois and its bulletin “On the Trail” were referenced in the proposals concerning Tokay geckos, Indian star turtles and tarantulas, and Robin des Bois’s observers made a presentation on sea cucumbers, before the examination of the proposal to include three species in Appendix II, with Arnaud Horellou and Marie Di Simone of the French Natural History Museum, Daniel Fernando of the Sri Lanka delegation and Rosemarie Gnam, scientific authority of the United States of America. The NGO’s main press releases issued during CITES are included in this issue of “On the Trail”. A summary of all the discussions prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development is available in English at the following link: http://enb.iisd.org/download/pdf/enb21101e.pdf In accordance with Article 15 of the Convention, unless otherwise provided, the amendments adopted in Geneva will come into effect 90 days after this session, i.e. on 26 November 2019. The 19th Conference of the Parties will be held in Costa Rica in 2022. ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION ANIMAUX MENACÉS ROBIN DES BOIS ANIMAUX MENACÉS Éléphants, rhinocéros, tigres, faucons, concombres de mer, ASSOCIATION ROBIN DES BOIS totoabas ou tortues étoilées de l’Inde… le business de l’extinction animale étend sa toile sur la terre entière avec un chiffre d’affaires annuel évalué à au moins 14 milliards ATLAS DU d’euros et des profits qui augmentent de 4 à 5 % par an. Le marché des animaux de compagnie, la course à l’exotisme et la recherche de prétendues vertus curatives et aphro­ disiaques emballent le moteur de cette apocalypse. BUSINESS L’ONG Robin des Bois traque dans le monde entier les actes ANIMAUX MENACÉS de braconnage et de contrebande tels qu’ils sont rapportés MENACÉES DES par les rangers, les douanes, la presse internationale et BUSINESS locale et les institutions judiciaires pour dénoncer la cruauté, ANIMAUX MENACÉS ANIMAUX MENACÉS ANIMAUX MENACÉS la violence, la corruption et l’inventivité des modus operandi de chaque filière. ESPÈCES Les textes et cartes présentées dans cet Atlas démontrent sans équivoque la mondialisation et la diversification de ESPÈCES la contrebande du vivant. Trente­deux espèces y sont DU ATLAS examinées, ambassadrices de toutes les autres espèces, DES MENACÉES victimes de la guerre que l’humanité livre à l’animalité. Braconnage, cruauté, contrebande... L’association Robin des Bois a pour vocation la protection de l’Homme et de l’environnement au plan local, régional, national et international depuis 1985. Cartes de Julien Perreaut. ANIMAUX MENACÉS Prix France : 19,50 ISBN : 978-2-0814-8018-6 UD A RTH 19-X Création Studio Flammarion -:HSMASB=Y]UV][: Billets © Julien Perreaut ARTHAUD A ARTHAUD ANIMAUX MENACÉS ANIMAUX MENACÉS ANIMAUX MENACÉS Published on October 9, 2019 Written by Robin des Bois, maps by Julien Perreaut, Editions Arthaud 152 pages - 182 x 240 mm. Colour - paperback EAN: 9782081480186 ISBN: 9782081480186 19.50€. Available in bookstores On the Trail #24. Robin des Bois 4 On the Front Lines UGANDA March 15, 2019 Bwambara, Rukungiri District, Western Region, Uganda The attempted arrest of George Sabiiti, ivory trafficker, went wrong. Three accomplices in ambush have fatally shot Philemon Asasira, 33 years old, an Uganda Wildlife Authority agent. Sabiiti’s 3 accomplices would also be agents of the UWA. Sabiiti, Jimmy Kisembo, Nicholas Niwanyijuka 3 AFRICA and Emmanuel Ewuku were all arrested. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO NAMIBIA March 7, 2019 March 16, 2019 Virunga National Park, North- Etosha National Park and Kivu Province, Democratic Bwabwata National Park, Namibia Republic of the Congo Stress is on the rise in Namibia. The Death of Freddy Mahamba Muliro Namibian Defense Force (NDF) is on during a poachers’ attack a few its guard. A helicopter participating weeks after the reopening of the in an anti-poaching operation park. He is the 176th ranger in Virunga to die while was targeted by automatic weapons. In Tanzania in carrying out his duties.4 January 2016, a helicopter flying at low altitude above elephant carcasses was shot down by poachers; the pilot, Roger Gower, 37, was killed (cf. “On the Trail” n°12 p. 80). The same day, in a land ambush, a ranger was killed. His identity has not been revealed. 1 NIGERIA March 7, 2019 Gashaka Gumti National Park, Taraba State and Adamawa State, Nigeria Death of ranger Joshua Manman, shot to death by a bullet in an ambush. The Gashaka Gumti park TANZANIA covers 6,500 square km. It is infested by illegal 2 rosewood tree cutters and nomadic breeders. February 14, 2019 Tarangire National Park, Manyara Region, Tanzania Faustine Sanka, mayor of Gijedabung village, was found decapitated. He was a leader in the battle against poaching. He was victim to revenge. Limito Lebangu, living in the village, acknowledges having taken part in the murder. He gave over the names of his accomplices: Hamis Hussein, Miradi Hikidimu and Azizi.5 5 On the Trail #24. Robin des Bois Seahorses and Pipefish © Arthaud/Robin des Bois Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are listed under CITES Appendix II. ASIA © Manuel L. Rivas CHINA March 3 and 9, 2019 Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Pudong District, Autonomous Municipality of Shanghai, China - Seizure of an 8 g dried seahorse from the luggage of an Ethiopian passenger. Syngnathus acus - Seizure of 10 seahorses, with a total weight of 40 g, from the luggage of a passenger coming from March 7, 2019 Hong Kong.