SAVSIM CIC

Independent Consultant – Environmental Enforcement and Conservation Management

Director of Investigations & Training, WITA

Executive Director, WITA

Compendium that aims to capture the most common red flag indicators for illegal wildlife trade (IWT) happening through containerized sea cargo. It aims to guide and assist the maritime shipping sector in detecting possible non-compliance and IWT-related activities in their supply chains. It also provides recommendations and links to existing tools and best practices to help companies prevent further exploitation from traffickers.

The Oxpeckers Rhino Poachers Court Cases map shows the location of court cases involving rhino poaching in the country using data obtained from South Africa’s Ministry of Police. You can select individual markers on the map to read details about individual court cases and you can filter the results on the map by station, date and the name of the accused.

PortMATE is a tool designed to improve the monitoring of port activities and assist in the identification and mitigation of illicit trafficking.

“End Wildlife Trafficking Online” is dedicated to combating wildlife trafficking, a significant global issue that threatens biodiversity and ecosystems. It raises awareness about the illegal trade of animals and plants, emphasizing the impact on species, conservation efforts, and local communities. Complete the online form to report suspected illegal wildlife products including live endangered species or products made from their parts for sale online. The Coalition will review these listings and work with company partners to remove those that violate the Coalition’s Prohibited Wildlife Policy Framework and are relevant to their platforms.

A machine learning system that can isolate potential illegal wildife trade products for sale on online marketplaces. Current training data is on ivory, pangolin, wild cat teeth and claws, elephant hair and skin. The system is housed at WWF Singapore and is part of the Cyber Spotters initiative. Data extrapolated from this system gets forwarded to law enforcement (if deemed serious), to e-commerce companies (for their records) and kept internally to be used as references for potential future action i.e. demand reduction initiatives, digital deterrent.

Wildlife trafficking offender data is collated by the Southeast Asia Chapter and updated monthly for the United for Wildlife Taskforce. This data features details on nearly 400 arrests of individuals alleged to be trafficking wildlife globally over the past twelve months.