Help Stop Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

A smuggled shipment of 281 kg (620 lbs) of suspected lion bones was seized in Cambodia after it was shipped from South Africa last year. Two Vietnamese nationals who claimed ownership of the shipment are in jail and are being investigated by the Cambodian customs.  Cambodia is a well known transit country in the illegal wildlife trade for products heading to Vietnam and China. It is suspected that the lion bones were intended to be transported to Vietnam where they are popular in traditional medicines. 

In 2016, more than 1.2 tons of elephant tusks, representing over 300 slaughtered elephants, was intercepted by Cambodian Customs on December 16th. It is well known that Cambodia is a transit country for ivory, however, this is only the second case of a shipment of big cat parts being seized in Cambodia. Tests to confirm the exact species of the bones are planning to be carried out. Wildlife Alliance is pleased to once again be working with our colleagues in Customs in another major Africa-Asia wildlife trafficking case.

Thank you for your support, which allows us to to crack down on Cambodia's growing role in the international wildlife trade. 

P.S. - Next week (March 23-27) is a GlobalGiving matching campaign and all donations up to $50 will be matched at 50%! We're currently raising funds to care for over 500 animals the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade.