Webinar for International Jaguar Day 2022

On November 29, 2022, the webinar "Illegal trade on the Internet: a new threat to the jaguar and the cultural identity of the Andean-Amazonian countries" was held with the aim of making visible the importance of the jaguar in the face of the growing threat of trafficking. online that it faces, which affects the survival of the species and its representation in the cultural identity of the Andean-Amazonian countries.

Great Assembly of the Tacana People addressed the problem of illegal wildlife trade

The Tacana people reaffirmed their commitment to control, oversee and monitor the illegal wildlife trade during the XI Great Assembly of the Indigenous Council (CIPTA) held in the San Miguel del Bala community. During the Assembly, additional measures to combat this illegal activity were discussed, such as the denunciation of all illegal wildlife captures, hunting, mistreatment or sale of wild animals or their parts in the Tacana territory and its surrounding areas, particularly the jaguar; to which are added communication and education actions and collaboration with state and civil entities.

Regulatory advances: "The illicit trafficking of wildlife within the scope of the Law against organized crime"

During the CITES CoP19, the advances of Law No. 31622 were shared, thanks to which the Peruvian State justice operators will have better tools to investigate, prosecute and punish criminal organizations that carry out environmental crimes, such as trafficking of wildlife. For this, a side event was held within the framework of the CoP where representatives not only from different organizations such as the European Union, the USAID Prevent Project, WCS, Oceana, Law Of The Wild, Panthera and the CITES Secretariat participated; but also the Special Superior Prosecutor of Panama and UNEP.

Infographic – Online Trade of Jaguar Body Parts

CITES CoP19 left hope that the world can come together to protect wildlife

During the Nineteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP19) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), very important measures were achieved, such as: guaranteeing that international trade in all requiem sharks and dozens of species of freshwater turtles such as the matamata of South America, the alligator turtle of the United States, the common snapping turtle and more than 160 species of glass frogs are covered by the Convention.

CITES CoP19 | WCS and its investigations into the online trade in jaguar parts show a spreading threat

A study carried out by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on 31 freely accessible online platforms in seven languages ​​detected 230 posts with possible jaguar parts for sale. The tusks together with the skins are the most detected constituent elements. This represents an emerging and serious threat to jaguar populations throughout the range of this Latin American wildlife icon.

The department of Pando in Bolivia unites to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife

CITES-CoP19 is the greatest hope for dozens of turtle species

CITES CoP19 was the "CoP of reptiles" considering a large number of proposals focused on protecting reptiles from the growing unsustainable trade. In addition, proposals were announced from the countries of the range of distribution that promote the will to protect threatened turtles from being vulnerable to trade, either by pet dealers, private collectors, rare species, or as food.

WCS Bolivia participated in the Educational Fair to the conservation of Vesty Pakos

WCS participated in the "First Vesty Educational Fair: a meeting with the environment", organized by Vesty Pakos Biopark of the Municipal Government of the Paz in Bolivia.