1 ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (EIA) UK TABLE OF RHINO HORN SEIZURES, THEFTS, AND CONVICTIONS RELATING TO RHINO HORN TRADE DATE RANGE: 2006 - MAY 2016 SOURCE: PUBLIC SOURCES Involvement If weight not given, Involvement of Reference number Date range start Date range end No. of Weight of estimate 2.78 kg / of Chinese Transit Number of Vietnamese Related for external Reference Country Location Name of incident Date (if specific date (if specific date horns horns horn (or 0.96 kg / nationals Penalty method horns stolen nationals conviction communications not known) not known) seized seized (kg) horn for Asian (see (see rhinos) endnote) endnote) Kenya. Reports of Regional Representatives: Eastern Africa sub- Mombasa wildlife products seizure, 1 April R/001 Kenya Mombasa 01/04/2006 2 5 Regional Committee. SC54 Doc. 43.1. 2006 R/002 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Nepal Suspect arrested with horn, 21 May 2006 21/05/2006 1 0.96 R/003 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Kathmandu Suspect arrested with horn, 18 June 2006 18/06/2006 1 0.96 R/004 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Saptari Amptari checkpost seizure, 11 July 2006 11/07/2006 By road 5 4.8 R/005 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Triveni Triveni seizure, 19 July 2006 19/07/2006 1 0.96 Chitwan imprisonment for smuggling rhino R/006 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Chitwan 22/10/2006 Y Imprisonment (sentence length not reported) horns, 22 October 2006 Torsa River R/007 WPSI. Rhino horn and ivory seized in North Bengal. November 01, 2006. India Torsa River bridge seizure, 27 October 2006 27/10/2006 1 0.96 Bridge Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn Roedtan, R/008 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa Roedtan rhino horn seizure, December 2006 01/12/2006 01/12/2006 31/12/2006 2 5.56 Y Limpopo http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn Conviction following Roedtan rhino horn Roedtan, R/009 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa seizure, December 2006 [date of conviction 01/12/2006 01/12/2006 31/12/2006 1,000 days' imprisonment or ZAR30,000 fine Limpopo http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf not given in source] Not Horn seizure and arrest of traders, 8 R/010 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Nepal 08/12/2006 specified December 2006 in source Not Tamaspur seizure and arrests, 12 December R/011 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal Tamaspur 12/12/2006 specified 2006 in source Sauraha Sauraha Chowk seizure and arrest, 16 R/012 CITES Nepal Wildlife Times. Year 1. Number 2. March 2007 Nepal 16/01/2007 1 0.96 Chowk January 2007 Yang, Y. 2007. 昆明海关查获涉嫌走私犀牛角 [Yunnan Daily]. Available Yingjiang, R/013 China Yingjiang rhino horn seizure, February 2007 01/02/2007 01/02/2007 15/02/2007 2 0.959 Y from: http://paper.yunnan.cn/html/20070216/news_92_248937.html Yunnan TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March Portland conviction for selling rhino horn R/014 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports USA Portland 01/06/2007 01/06/2007 30/06/2007 Y Not stated in source shavings, June 2007 [Accessed April 28, 2016] Taiwan TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March Taoyuan Taipei Airport rhino horn seizure, 25 June R/015 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports Taiwan 25/06/2007 In luggage 1 4.8 International 2007 [Accessed April 28, 2016] Airport Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn O. R. Tambo OR Tambo Airport rhino horn seizure, July R/016 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa International 01/07/2007 01/07/2007 31/07/2007 4 11.12 Y Y 2007 http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf Airport Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn O. R. Tambo Conviction following OR Tambo Airport rhino R/017 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa International horn seizure, July 2007 [date of conviction not 01/07/2007 01/07/2007 31/07/2007 Y 2.5 years' imprisonment or ZAR60,000 http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf Airport given in source] 1 of 26 2 Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn Kruger Kruger National Park rhino horn seizure, R/018 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa 01/11/2007 01/11/2007 30/11/2007 2 5.56 National Park November 2007 http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf Saving Rhinos. 2010. Vietnamese Court Sends Rhino Horn Smuggler to Tan Son Nhat R/019 Vietnam Tan Son Nhat Airport seizure, January 2008 01/01/2008 01/01/2008 31/07/2010 By air 5 13.9 Y Y Jail. Airport Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) and Species Survival Network Not Hanoi toger, bear, rhino horn and ivory R/020 (SSN). 2014. Caged Assets: Tiger Farming and Trade. Indian Express. Vietnam Hanoi 07/01/2008 specified Y Y seizure, 7 January 2008 Police find live tigers in car. January 09, 2008. in source Daily News. Leopard skins, rhino horns seized from businessmen. R/021 Sri Lanka Mount Lavinia Mount Lavinia seizure, 5 February 2008 05/02/2008 2 5.56 February 07, 2008. Li, H. 2009. 收售象牙领刑10年 [Yanzhao Metropolis Daily]. Available from: R/022 China Hengshui Hengshui rhino horn seizure, 15 April 2008 15/04/2008 2.32 Y Y http://www.cwca.org.cn/news/tidings/2c9097f54346ae96014346b943a85 1d3.html Li, H. 2009. 收售象牙领刑10年 [Yanzhao Metropolis Daily]. Available from: January 2009 conviction following Hengshui R/023 China Hengshui 15/04/2008 Y 10 years in prison and 20,000 RMB fine http://www.cwca.org.cn/news/tidings/2c9097f54346ae96014346b943a85 rhino horn seizure, 15 April 2008 1d3.html Not Bardia Rhinoceros seizure and arrests, Bardia R/024 Gulf Times. Soldier held for rhino poaching. May 16, 2008 India 11/05/2008 specified in National Park National Park, 11 May 2008 source Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV) and Species Survival Network August 2008 convictions following Hanoi tiger, Probation of 36 months and 24 months, and fined R/025 (SSN). 2014. Caged Assets: Tiger Farming and Trade. Indian Express. Vietnam Hanoi bear, rhino horn and ivory seizure, 7 January 01/08/2008 01/08/2008 31/08/2008 By road Y Y VND 5,000,000 (approximately £175) Police find live tigers in car. January 09, 2008. 2008 Milliken, T. and Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn Daveyton, Gauteng rhino horn seizure, R/026 Trade Nexus. Available from: South Africa Daveyton 01/09/2008 01/09/2008 30/09/2008 2 5.56 September 2008 http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf IOL. 2011. Rhino poaching trial postponed. Available from: Kruger R/027 http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/rhino-poaching-trial-postponed- South Africa Kruger rhino poaching and horn seizure, 2009 01/01/2009 01/01/2009 31/12/2009 1 2.78 National Park 1013760 TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports Not R/028 [Accessed April 28, 2016]; Kunming News Port. 2010. China Nabang Port Nabang rhino horn seizure, 2009 01/01/2009 01/01/2009 31/12/2009 By road specified in Y Y 昆明环保刑事第1案开庭 2被告涉嫌走私犀牛角受审. Available from: source http://news.163.com/10/0506/07/6602OGV900014AEE.html TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March Richmond fine and forfeiture of medicines and R/029 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports Canada Richmond products containing rhinoceros, tiger etc., 17 17/02/2009 Y Fined CAD 45,000 [Accessed April 28, 2016] February 2009 Monsters and Criticis. 2009. Vietnamese shop owner arrested for smuggling wildlife parts. Available from: Ho Chi Minh R/030 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City seizure, 20 March 2009 20/03/2009 2.7 Y http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_147500 City 7.php/Vietnamese_shop_owner_arrested_for_smuggling_wildlife_parts_ TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March R/031 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports China Jiaojiang Jiaojiang seizure, 24 March 2009 24/03/2009 1.68 Y Y [Accessed April 28, 2016] TRAFFIC. 2015. TRAFFIC Bulletin: Seizures and Prosecutions, March 1997-October 2014. Available from: http://www.traffic.org/media-reports [Accessed April 28, 2016]; Narain, J. 2010. Jail for TV antiques expert Manchester Manchester Airport rhino horns seizure, June R/032 who tried to smuggle Simba the Essex rhino's horn out of the UK [Mail UK 01/06/2009 01/06/2009 30/06/2009 In luggage 2 5.56 Y Airport 2009 Online]. Available from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article- 1317945/Antiques-expert-Donald-Allison-tried-smuggle-Essex-rhino- Simbas-horn-jailed.html Oxpeckers. 2013. We Chat rhino horn. Available from: http://www.africansentinel.net/We-chat-rhino-horn.html; Milliken, T. and Conviction of Chinese national arrested for Bruma, R20,000 fine or three years’ imprisonment, with an R/033 Shaw, J. 2012. The South Africa-Vietnam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus. South Africa attempting to buy rhino horns, arrested July 01/07/2009 01/07/2009 31/07/2009 Y Gauteng additional five years suspended, and deported Available from: 2009 [date of conviction not given in source] http://www.npr.org/documents/2013/may/traffic_species_mammals.pdf TRAFFIC.