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An overview of seized illegal wildlife entering the United States

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  • Gohar A. Petrossian
  • Stephen F. Pires
  • Daan P. van Uhm

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The current study analyses seizures made at US ports of entry between 2003 and 2013, with the aim to identify concentrations of illegal wildlife imports into the United States. Findings show that 94% of species seized belong to six groups -- mammals, molluscs, birds, reptiles, fish and coral -- with mammals and reptiles making up more than half of all seizure incidents. Additionally, most seized wildlife is imported as leather products, medicinal products and as meat. The majority of seizures emanate from six countries, and illegal wildlife is primarily brought to the US via airline baggage. Temporal trends of wildlife seizures point to increases in the seizures of all groups of species, with the exception of birds. Based on these findings, we recommend using situational crime prevention techniques at US ports of entry to reduce opportunities that enable this trade.

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  • Gohar A. Petrossian & Stephen F. Pires & Daan P. van Uhm, 2016. "An overview of seized illegal wildlife entering the United States," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 181-201, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:17:y:2016:i:2:p:181-201
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2016.1152548
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