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Reptile Skin Case Study I: Reptile Skin World WISE data
Analysis of illegal reptile skin data was based on seizure records in World WISE from 2005 to 2014. Source of shipment does not necessarily indicate origin of the specimen. Destination of shipment does not necessarily indicate the final destination and could indicate a transit country. Figure. Seized Reptile Skins, 2005 to 2014.
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Summary tables for the number of reptile skins, according to seizure records in World WISE, 2005 to 2014. Table. Summary of the number of reptile skins seized with information on source of shipment or destination of shipment, 2005 to 2014. Number of reptile skins
% of total seized
Source of shipment
24,699
95%
Unknown
1,217
5%
Total seized
25,916
100%
Source of shipment
Sources: World WISE
Number of reptile skins
% of total seized
Destination of shipment
24,069
93%
Unknown
1,847
7%
Total seized
25,916
100%
Destination of shipment
Sources: World WISE
Table. The top 10 countries and territories for source and destination of shipment, number of reptile skins seized from 2005 to 2014. Top 10 source countries and territories
Number of reptile skins
% of total seized
Indonesia
7,311
28%
Argentina
5,011
19%
Colombia
2,607
10%
Malaysia
2,533
10%
United State of America
Top 10 destination countries and territories
Number of reptile skins
% of total seized
Spain
7,890
30%
Singapore
4,189
16%
United States of America
3,988
15%
China
2,688 1,498 1,190
10%
China China, Hong Kong SAR
1,156
4%
France
979
4%
Mexico
875
3%
Italy
875
3%
Senegal
780
3%
Thailand
815
3%
France
596
2%
Turkey
422
2%
Viet Nam
383
1%
Netherlands
390
2%
China
345 37 282 26
1%
Republic of Korea
281
1%
3,102
12%
Other 40 countries and territories
1,552
6%
Unknown
1,847
7%
Total
25,916
100%
China China, Hong Kong SAR Taiwan, Province of China
Other 82 countries and territories Unknown
1,217
5%
Total
25,916
100%
Sources: World WISE
Sources: World WISE
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II: Reptile Skin CITES Legal Trade Data Summary tables for the number of reptile skins exported, according export data in the CITES Wildlife trade database, 2005 to 2013. Table. The number of reptile skins reported in export data, by source and year 2005 to 2013. Number of Captive-sourced reptile skins
Number of Wild/Unknown sourced reptile skins
Number of all sources of reptile skins
2005
1,041,663
2,355,418
3,397,081
2006
1,571,070
2,654,060
4,225,130
2007
1,234,160
1,852,255
3,086,415
2008
1,121,272
1,469,305
2,590,577
2009
741,512
1,305,440
2,046,952
2010
1,073,074
1,368,011
2,441,085
2011
1,198,878
1,254,078
2,452,956
2012
1,183,913
1,318,289
2,502,202
2013
1,241,142
651,298
1,892,440
Total
10,406,684
14,228,154
24,634,838
Time series
Sources: Export data from CITES Trade Database Note: Skins from in meters were converted to number of skins using an average length of Python molurus (5 m) and Python reticulatus (4m).
Table. The number of reptile skins reported in export data, with information on importing or exporting country, 2005 to 2013. Number of reptile skins
% of total trade
Source of shipment Unknown
24,634,838
100%
0
0%
Total
24,634,838
100%
Source of shipment summary
Sources: Export data from CITES Trade Database
Destination of shipment summary Destination of shipment Unknown Total
Number of reptile skins
% of total trade
24,626,429
99%
8,409