Guide 1
Wildlife Trafficking as a Global Crisis
Illegal wildlife trade is estimated at over $20 billion annually — the fourth-largest illegal trade globally after drugs, counterfeiting and human trafficking. Live animals, parts and derivatives move through air, sea and road routes. Interception without funded triage capacity loses animals back to trade.
Guide 2
What Anti-Trafficking Donations Fund
Customs detection training, seizure triage equipment, quarantine pens, species-appropriate diets, veterinary assessment and sanctuary placement — the critical hours after intercept. WARN grants to partners at Malaysia ports, Colombian bird trade routes and Indonesian exotic-pet markets.
Guide 3
Species-Specific Trafficking Routes
Pangolin scales through Port Klang, parrots from Colombian forests, slow lorises for the pet trade, big-cat parts from Africa and Asia — each needs specialist response. Donate to pangolin appeal, parrot appeal, slow loris appeal or give generally at donate.
Guide 4
Live Seizure Versus Parts Trafficking
Live seizures need immediate placement and veterinary care. Parts trafficking — scales, ivory, horn — requires detection and evidence chains. WARN focuses on live-animal welfare outcomes through partner grants where seizures occur in network countries.
Guide 5
UK Donor Route
Donate in GBP at donate or choose species appeals. Monthly giving builds year-round triage capacity instead of crisis-only response after high-profile raids. See malaysia wildlife trafficking for Malaysia context.
Guide 6
Partner-Led, Not WARN-Operated
WARN does not conduct law enforcement. It grants to partners supporting customs detection, post-seizure care and release monitoring — complementing government interdiction with welfare capacity.
Guide 7
Trafficking Response Across the Network
Wildlife trafficking intersects pangolin scales at Port Klang, parrots in Colombia, slow lorises in Indonesia and big-cat parts across Africa and Asia. WARN partner grants fund customs detection support, seizure triage and sanctuary placement — see pangolin appeal, parrot appeal and tiger appeal.