Combating transnational organized crime by linking multiple large ivory seizures to the same dealer

Author:

Wasser Samuel K.1ORCID,Torkelson Amy1,Winters Misa1ORCID,Horeaux Yves1ORCID,Tucker Sean1ORCID,Otiende Moses Y.2,Sitam Frankie A.T.3ORCID,Buckleton John4,Weir Bruce S.4ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

2. Forensic and Genetics Laboratory, Kenya Wildlife Service, Box 40241-0100, Nairobi, Kenya.

3. Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, KM10 Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Box 359461, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

Abstract

Genetically matching tusks from the same elephant in consecutive shipments links the same trafficker to multiple ivory seizures.

Funder

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

National Institute of Justice

US Department of State

UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Woodtiger Fund

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

Reference21 articles.

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2. UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report: Trafficking in protected species (2016).

3. Dissecting the illegal ivory trade: An analysis of ivory seizures;Underwood F. M.;PLOS ONE,2013

4. CITES SC69 Doc.51.1. Report on the conservation status of African and Asian elephants trade in elephant specimens the African Elephant Action Plan and MIKE and ETIS (2017); https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/sc/69/E-SC69-51-01.pdf.

5. Genetic assignment of large seizures of elephant ivory reveals Africa’s major poaching hotspots

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