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Donate to Stop Wildlife Trafficking

Understand wildlife trafficking donations, animal care after seizures and how to assess WARN’s proposed support before giving.

By WARN Research & Conservation Team Last updated

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Wildlife trafficking interception — donation funds partner-led seizure response

In brief

Wildlife trafficking donations can support an organisation’s assessed welfare and prevention needs. WARN offers related species appeals for proposed support, including care for animals affected by trade; it does not claim to conduct law enforcement or to have funded every example described here.

$20B+
Illegal wildlife trade annually (est.)
4th
Largest illegal trade globally
CITES
International trade controls

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 is developing grant support. Check the relevant appeal and /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for recipient selection, agreements and published payments.

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. The linked appeal explains the proposed purpose and current recipient-selection status. An educational country guide does not establish a funded WARN programme.

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 Potential grants could support customs detection support, seizure triage and sanctuary placement — see pangolin appeal, parrot appeal and tiger appeal.

Explore Related Rescue Work

Wildlife guide

Macaw

Macaws are large, long-tailed tropical parrots native to Central and South America; status varies by species, with several — including the blue-throated and Spix's macaws — Critically Endangered or Extinct in the Wild due to the illegal pet trade and deforestation.

Wildlife guide

Pangolin

Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked wild mammals; all eight species are threatened by illegal trade in their keratin scales, used in traditional medicine across Asia, with the Chinese and Sunda pangolins now Critically Endangered.

Country guide

Indonesia

To help animals in Indonesia, start with the need: contact a local veterinarian or the relevant wildlife authority for an animal in distress; use sourced guides to understand a cause; and check an appeal’s purpose, recipient status and terms before donating. WARN’s country coverage does not establish a funded programme.

Country guide

Malaysia

Animal welfare in Malaysia spans Peninsular forests, Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo, and marine habitats. Place and species matter when assessing a conservation need or deciding who can help.

Country guide

Colombia

Colombia links Andean, Amazonian, Caribbean and Pacific environments. Animal rescue, habitat protection and coexistence need local approaches that reflect this diversity.

Country guide

Brazil

Brazil’s Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal and other landscapes support distinctive animal communities. Rescue and conservation needs vary greatly between places and incidents.

Sources and evidence

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

UNODC — World Wildlife Crime Report

Trafficking volumes, routes and enforcement gaps.

CITES

International trade controls for threatened species.

TRAFFIC

Wildlife trade monitoring and seizure analysis.

Donate to Stop Wildlife Trafficking: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I donate to stop wildlife trafficking?
Donate at donate or to species appeals — pangolin appeal, parrot appeal, tiger appeal — that fund seizure response.
What happens to animals after a trafficking seizure?
Immediate veterinary triage, quarantine, species-appropriate care and release or sanctuary decision — if funded capacity exists.
Does WARN conduct law enforcement?
No. WARN is developing grant support. Check the relevant appeal and /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for recipient selection, agreements and published payments.
Which countries have the most trafficking?
This guide discusses trafficking in Malaysia, Indonesia, Colombia and Brazil. These are educational examples; any WARN grant relationship must be checked separately.
Can one donation address multiple species?
Yes — unrestricted gifts at donate let WARN allocate to greatest current trafficking need.
Is wildlife trafficking still growing?
UNODC reports persistent high volumes despite CITES controls — pangolins, parrots and big cats among the most trafficked.
Can UK donors fund anti-trafficking abroad?
Yes — GBP gifts with full receipts through WARN partner grants.
What is CITES?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species — regulates cross-border wildlife trade; many trafficked species are Appendix I (commercial trade banned).
Can one donation address multiple trafficking routes?
The country guides describe welfare issues and places; they do not establish funded WARN operations.
How can I check whether WARN has paid a grant?
Read /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published recipient, approval and payment records. A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.

Help Fund Frontline Rescue

World Animal Rescue Network CIC (Company no. 17298990) raises funds for assessed animal-welfare needs. Read the relevant appeal purpose, recipient status and grant records before giving.

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