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Species Victim Impact Statements (SVIS)
Each Species Victim Impact Statement provides a guide for prosecutors and judges
The SVIS provide information on conservation value, ecosystem impact through
exploitation, population depletion and food chain effects, current monetary value of species on
the black market, welfare concerns for particular species in harvesting and transport, invasive
species concerns, and disease and pathogen concerns (including potential carriers of zoonotic
disease).
Each SVIS also provides information about existing conservation forensics techniques, such as DNA and stable isotope analysis, that can be used to effectively prosecute cases.
Almost a quarter of all bird species are now traded
Birds are trafficked for pet trade, meat and body parts
Click on the images in the gallery below for information on bird species included in SVIS
More that a third of all reptile species are now in trade
Turtles and tortoises are some of the most commonly trafficked animals
Click on the images in the gallery below for information on reptile species included in SVIS
Click on the images in the gallery below for information on fish and mammal species included in SVIS
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