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Weak prosecution leaves Southeast Asia’s tigers vulnerable to trafficking: Report

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A report by the GuArdean Centre for Conservation Research and TRAFFIC analyzed 259 tiger seizure cases between 2019 and 2024 across seven Southeast Asian countries. Only 110 resulted in convictions or fines, while 35 had suspended sentences, 63 lacked clear outcomes, and 48 had no public data. Law enforcement primarily targets low-level poachers rather than high-level syndicate organizers, leaving the illegal black market vulnerable to tiger trafficking. Heather Sohl, WWF's tiger trade lead, emphasized that arrests alone are insufficient without robust investigation and case-building to disrupt criminal networks.

Key points

• Researchers analyzed 259 tiger seizure cases recorded between 2019 and 2024 across seven range countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.
• Of those 259 cases, only 110 resulted in prison sentences or fines, while 35 ended in suspended sentences and 63 arrests lacked a clear outcome.

Context and limitations

Data covers only 2019-2024; 48 cases had no public data available; coverage is limited to seven range countries.

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