Annual Reports
eagle-network-1st-semester-report-2024.pdf, 1.76 MB
- Despite several challenges encountered during the period, the EAGLE teams pushed forward. 50 significant wildlife traffickers arrested in 7 countries
- 31 ivory traffickers were arrested in 9 operations in 5 countries with over 190 kg of ivory, which include 40 tusks and 8 ivory pieces
- 9 big cats’ traffickers were arrested with 4 leopard skins in Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and in Uganda where one of them was arrested with 3 lion skins
- 8 primate traffickers arrested; 5 in Togo with 17 golden lion tamarins, 2 in Cameroon with gorilla limbs and heads and 1 in Côte d’Ivoire with a baby chimp
- Over 84 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 771 media pieces were published in national media
- At least in 3 cases, corruption was exposed during the arrest operation
- A Chinese national was arrested in a glass eels trafficking crackdown in an exceptional France-Senegal collaboration
- Uganda carried out its first operation of the year with the arrest of a lion skin trafficker
- The Gabon project under Conservation Justice ceased being part of the EAGLE Network
eagle-network-annual-report-2023-french.pdf, 3.07 MB
- Malgré plusieurs défis rencontrés, notamment en début d'année, les équipes d'EAGLE sont allées de l'avant et ont obtenu des résultats significatifs. 90 trafiquants d'espèces sauvages ont été arrêtés dans 6 pays.
- 56 trafiquants d'ivoire ont été arrêtés avec 609 kg d'ivoire, dont 110 défenses et 135 pièces d'ivoire.
- 14 trafiquants d'écailles de Pangolin ont été arrêtés avec plus de 300 kg d'écailles.
- 12 trafiquants d'oiseaux ont été arrêtés au Congo, en Côte d'Ivoire et au Sénégal où un réseau de trafiquants de perroquets ayant des liens internationaux a été démantelé.
- 6 trafiquants de primates ont été arrêtés, 4 au Cameroun et 2 en Côte d'Ivoire. 3 bébés chimpanzés, un mandrill, un drill ont été secourus et une énorme cargaison de 40 primates a été saisie au Togo et renvoyée en RDC.
- 3 trafiquants de peaux de grands félins, dont un officier militaire, ont été arrêtés lors de 2 opérations avec 2 peaux de panthère parmi d'autres peaux saisies.
- 84 % des trafiquants arrêtés sont restés derrière les barreaux au moins au début des poursuites.
- 1 262 articles de presse ont été publiés dans les médias nationaux.
- Dans 4 opérations minimum, la corruption a été révélée lors de l'arrestation ou peu de temps après l'arrestation.
- Cette année a vu une amélioration des peines en RD Congo, avec des peines plus dissuasives prononcées.
eagle-network-annual-report-2023.pdf, 3.07 MB
- Despite several challenges encountered especially at the beginning of the year, the EAGLE teams pushed forward obtaining significant results. 90 wildlife traffickers were arrested in 6 countries
- 56 ivory traffickers were arrested with 609 kg of ivory, which include 110 tusks and 135 ivory pieces
- 14 pangolin scales traffickers were arrested with more than 300 kg of scales
- 12 bird traffickers were arrested in Congo, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal where a network of parrot traffickers with international links was dismantled
- 6 primate traffickers were arrested, 4 in Cameroon, and 2 Cote d’Ivoire. 3 baby chimps, a mandrill, a drill were rescued and a huge consignment of 40 primates seized in Togo and returned to DRC
- 3 big cat skin traffickers, one of them a military officer, were arrested in 2 operations with 2 leopard skins among other skins seized
- 84 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars at least at the early stages of the prosecution
- 1,262 media pieces were published in national media
- At least in 4 of the operations, corruption was exposed during the arrest or shortly after.
- This year saw an improvement in sentencing in Congo with more deterring punishments handed
eagle-network-1st-semester-report-2023.pdf, 1.39 MB
- Despite several challenges encountered during the period, the EAGLE teams pushed forward. 43 significant wildlife traffickers arrested in 6 countries
- 24 ivory traffickers arrested with close to 280 kg of ivory, which include 58 tusks and 14 ivory pieces
- 9 pangolin scales traffickers arrested with more than 186 kg of scales
- 9 parrot traffickers arrested with 171 parrots in three countries
- 83 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 534 media pieces were published in national media
- At least in 2 cases, corruption was exposed during the arrest operation
- Strikes by magistrates in Gabon slowed the court system; in Congo, appointments and transfers made within the judiciary hampered the smooth holding of court trials
eagle-network-annual-report-2022.pdf, 2.97 MB
- 141 wildlife traffickers were arrested in 7 countries in 2022
- 76 ivory traffickers arrested with 563 kg of ivory, which include 124 tusks and 155 ivory pieces
- 23 big cat skin traffickers arrested with 23 leopard skins and 2 lion skins
- 22 pangolin scales traffickers arrested with more than 1,730 kg of scales
- 10 primate traffickers were arrested, 6 in Cameroon, 3 in the Congo Republic and 1 in Gabon. 3 baby chimps, 5 mandrills and a moustache guenon were rescued
- 84 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars at least at the early stages of the prosecution
- 1,966 media pieces were published in national media
- At least in 6 of the operations, corruption was exposed during the arrest or shortly after
- This year saw an improvement in sentencing as Gabon and Congo got more deterring punishments handed
eagle-network-1st-semester-2022-report.pdf, 2.06 MB
- Despite several challenges encountered during the period, the EAGLE teams pushed forward. 73 significant wildlife traffickers arrested in 7 countries
- 40 ivory traffickers arrested with over 283 kg of ivory, which include 69 tusks and 74 ivory pieces
- 14 big cat skin traffickers arrested with 17 leopard skins and 2 lion skins
- 13 pangolin scales traffickers arrested with more than 1,250 kg of scales
- 5 primate traffickers arrested; 4 in Cameroon with 2 baby chimps and a mandrill and one in Gabon with a baby chimp and a Moustache Guenon
- 85 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 938 media pieces were published in national media
- At least in 2 of the operations, corruption was exposed during the procedure to prosecute
eagle-network-annual-report-2021.pdf, 2.64 MB
- Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its many related difficulties, the EAGLE teams pulled through and forward. 160 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 9 countries
- At least in 10 of the operation, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation or shortly after
- 79 ivory traffickers arrested with 498 kg of ivory, which includes 161 tusks
- 33 big cat traffickers arrested, and 30 leopard and one lion skin skins seized
- 10 pangolin and pangolin scales traffickers were arrested during 7 operations in Cameroon and one in Côte d’Ivoire. More than 885 kg of scales were seized
- 16 primate traffickers were arrested in Cameroon and Congo, 2 baby chimps, 6 live mandrills, a drill, a young baboon and two monkeys were rescued
- 87 % of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 2,411 media pieces published in national media, on the effective application of the law highlighting the arrests, prosecution and jailing of convicted traffickers
eagle-network-annual-report-2021-fr.pdf, 2.46 MB
- Malgré la pandémie de la COVID 19, et les nombreuses difficultés engendrées par celle-ci, les équipes EAGLE ont surmonté les défis et continué à avancer. 160 trafiquants importants de la faune sauvage et d’autres criminels ont été arrêtés dans 9 pays
- La corruption était tellement flagrante dans au moins une dizaine d’opérations, qu’elle a été exposée le jour même de l’opération ou peu après
- 79 trafiquants d’ivoire ont été arrêtés avec 498 kg d’ivoire, comprenant 161 défenses d’éléphant
- 33 trafiquants de grands félins ont été arrêtés, et 30 peaux de léopard et une peau de lion saisies
- 10 trafiquants de pangolins et d’écailles de pangolin ont été arrêtés pendant 7 opérations au Cameroun et une en Côte d’Ivoire. Plus de 885 kg d’écailles de pangolin ont été saisis
- 16 trafiquants de primates ont été arrêtés au Cameroun et au Congo. 2 bébés chimpanzés, 6 mandrills vivants, un drill, un jeune babouin et deux singes ont été sauvés
- 87 % des trafiquants arrêtés sont restés derrière les barreaux
- 2 411 pièces médiatiques concernant l’application de la loi et mettant en lumière les arrestations, la poursuite et l’incarcération des trafiquants condamnés ont été publiés dans les médias nationaux
eagle-network-1st-semester-2021-report.pdf, 1.35 MB
- Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and several other difficulties, the EAGLE teams pushed forward. 84 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals were arrested in 9 countries
- At least in 6 of the operations, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation or shortly after
- 45 ivory traffickers were arrested with 327.67 kg of ivory, which includes 125 tusks and 181 ivory pieces
- 22 big cat traffickers were arrested with 22 leopard skins
- 7 pangolin scales traffickers arrested with more than 351 kg of scales
- 6 primate traffickers were arrested, 4 in Cameroon with 2 mandrills and a baby chimp and 2 in Congo with a mandrill rescued
- 3 human bones traffickers arrested in Congo in a crackdown operation
- 82% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 1,331 media pieces were published in national media
eagle-network-annual-report-2020.pdf, 2.44 MB
- Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its many related difficulties, the EAGLE teams pulled through and forward.
- 138 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 8 countries
- At least in 10 of the operation, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation or shortly after.
- 83 ivory traffickers arrested with over 1,100 kg of ivory, which includes 236 tusks
- 23 big cat traffickers arrested, and 20 leopard and one lion skin skins seized
- 8 pangolin scales traffickers arrested in three operations in Cameroon, more than 530 kg of scales were seized.
- 6 primate traffickers arrested, a baby chimp and three live mandrills rescued
- 5 human bones traffickers arrested in Cameroon in two crackdown operations
- 80% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 2,514 media pieces published in national media, at least 144 media pieces were published in the countries as a result of the effort of the media officers spreading the message about the link between the illegal wildlife trade and the Covid-1 pandemic. At least 17 international media pieces published
eagle-network-1st-semester-2020-report.pdf, 1.31 MB
- Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its many related difficulties, the EAGLE teams pulled through and forward. 50 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 4 countries
- At least in 7 of the operation, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation or shortly after.
- 22 ivory traffickers arrested with over 200 kg of ivory, which includes 33 tusks
- 9 big cats traffickers arrested, and 11 leopard skins seized
- 4 pangolin scales traffickers arrested in two operations in Cameroon, more than 430 kg of scales were seized.
- 3 primate traffickers arrested in Cameroon and two live mandrills rescued
- 5 human bones traffickers arrested in Cameroon in two crackdown operations
- 75% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 1,124 media pieces published in national media, at least 144 media pieces were published in the countries as a result of the effort of the media officers spreading the message about the link between the illegal wildlife trade and the Covid-1 pandemic. At least 14 international media pieces published
eagle-network-annual-report-2019.pdf, 1.93 MB
- 171 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 10 countries
- At least in 9 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed and fought on the day of operation.
- 5 ivory traffickers including a son of former Minister of Finance arrested with two large tusks in Cameroon.
- 112 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 1,000 kg of ivory, which includes over 300 tusks and 500 carved pieces
- 4 ivory traffickers arrested with 128 kg of ivory in Gabon in November
- 3 great ape traffickers were arrested in 2 countries, 2 live chimpanzees and one mandrill were rescued in Cameroon and Congo.
- 18 pangolin traffickers were arrested in 2 countries, over 1,800 kg of their scales seized.
- 15 pangolin scale traffickers were arrested in Cameroon in a series of five operations, crushing organized international gangs of traffickers. More than 1.8 tons of pangolin scales were seized.
- 2 human bone traffickers arrested in Congo in November.
- 90% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars while on trial
- 2,495 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions were published in national media in nine countries and 7 international media pieces were published.
eagle-network-1-semester-2019-report.pdf, 1.01 MB
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106 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 8 countries
At least in 7 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation
69 ivory traffickers arrested with over 600 kg of ivory, which includes 203 tusks and 485 carved pieces
16 pangolin scales traffickers arrested in a series of operations, leading to a successful crackdown on international trafficking rings in Cameroon, more than 1,800 kg of scales were seized.
2 great ape traffickers arrested in Cameroon and a live chimpanzee rescued
93% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
1,318 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions published in national media and at least 5 international media pieces published
eagle-network-annual-report-2018.pdf, 1.63 MB
- 181 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 10 countries
- In at least 13 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant, that it was exposed and fought on the day of operation.
- 122 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 1,300 kg of ivory, which includes over 400 tusks and 600 carved pieces
- A major crackdown was achieved on an international ivory trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire in January. The leader, Tran Van Tu, a Vietnamese national, was arrested in Abidjan with five other members of his network, a criminal syndicate that had been operating for years in at least seven different countries
- Carlos Corces Bustamante, a Spanish wildlife criminal, was arrested in Guinea. He had illegally rented a hunting reserve in a remote area, abounding in wildlife, where he had organized hunting expeditions for trophy hunters from all around the world, with no respect for any law
- Harouna Traoré, a member of the notorious Traoré trafficking family, arrested in Guinea in December.
- The 10th replication of the EAGLE Network in Burkina Faso kicked off by a crackdown on ivory and leopard skin traffickers in December
- 8 great ape traffickers were arrested in 3 countries, 4 live chimpanzees and two mandrills were rescued
- 23 pangolin traffickers were arrested in 3 countries, over 1,800 kg of their scales seized.
- 88% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars while on trial
- 2,816 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions published in national media and 11 international media pieces published
eagle-network-1-semester-2018-report.pdf, 1.03 MB
- 104 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 9 countries
- At least in 7 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation
- 84 ivory traffickers arrested with almost 1 ton of ivory, which includes 132 tusks and 189 pieces
- A major crackdown in Côte d'Ivoire against an international ivory trafficking network. The leader, a Vietnamese national Tran Van Tu, was arrested in Abidjan with five other members of his network, a criminal syndicate that had been operating for years in at least seven different countries and was also involved in money laundering and human trafficking to China.
- 5 great ape traffickers arrested in 2 countries and 4 live chimpanzees rescued
- 92% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars for the first week
- 1,471 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions published in national media and over 12 international media pieces published
eagle-network-annual-report-2017.pdf, 1.42 MB
- 406 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 9 countries
- 240 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 3,400 kg of ivory, which includes over 560 tusks and almost 900 carved pieces
- 1.3 ton of ivory seized and 3 traffickers arrested in a crackdown on a West African criminal syndicate in Uganda. Kromah Moazu, the main trafficker arrested is at the center of a vast ring of organized wildlife criminals, dealing in multi-million dollars illicit profits.
- One of the biggest ape traffickers in the African continent Abdourahamane Sidibe and his son Abdoul Salam Sidibé arrested in Guinea
- 35 pangolin traffickers arrested in 4 countries, 5 live pangolins rescued and about 8,400 kg of their scales seized, two crackdowns in Cameroon and Ivory Coast represent the biggest seizures in these parts of Africa.
- 66 big cat traffickers arrested, 63 leopard skins, 3 lion skins and 2 cheetah skins seized
- 12 reptile traffickers arrested in 5 countries, 118 of threatened turtles and tortoises and 9 crocodiles rescued, 96 crocodile skins, 1,143 python skins, 101 monitor lizard skins, and other contraband seized. A crackdown on an international trafficking ring in Togo exposes a new magnitude of trade in snake skins never imagined possible
- 4 bird traffickers arrested and 218 grey parrots rescued; 500 birds of other protected species seized, 300of them already dead. International collaboration with EUROPOL brought more arrests in Europe
- 18 traffickers in hippo ivory arrested, almost half ton of hippo ivory seized
- 89,5% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 3,165 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions published in national media and 23 international media pieces published
- The 10th replication of the EAGLE Network in Ivory Coast kicked off by a crackdown on ivory and leopard skin traffickers in May
- EAGLE’s main mission continues to be fighting corruption, 15 corrupt enforcement, wildlife and other government officials were arrested this year
eagle-network-1st-semesterl-report-2017.pdf, 1.12 MB
- 218 significant wildlife traffickers and other criminals arrested in 9 countries
- At least in 13 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation
- 105 ivory traffickers arrested with more than 2,100 kg of ivory, which includes over 350 tusks and 40 carved pieces.
- One of the biggest ape traffickers in the African continent Abdourahamane Sidibe and his son Abdoul Salam Sidibé arrested in Guinea
- The 10th replication of the EAGLE Network in Ivory Coast kicked off by a crackdown on ivory and leopard skin traffickers in May
- 8 great ape traffickers arrested in 2 countries and 6 live chimpanzees rescued
- 22 pangolin traffickers arrested in 7 operations in 4 countries, 5 live pangolins rescued and more than 5,107 kg of their scales seized
- 47 big cat traffickers arrested, 36 leopard skins, 3 lion skins, 1 cheetah skin and 9 leopard skulls seized
- 11 reptile traffickers were arrested, 118 of threatened turtles and tortoises and 9 crocodiles were rescued and released to the wild, 95 crocodile skins, 817 python skins, 101 monitor lizard skins and other contraband seized
- 4 bird traffickers arrested and 218 grey parrots rescued; 500 birds of other protected species seized, 300of them already dead
- 10 traffickers in hippo ivory arrested with 225 kg of hippo ivory 96,5% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars for the first week
- 143 traffickers prosecuted and condemned, 75 of them to imprisonment sentences of various time
- 1,187 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions published in national media and 17 international media pieces published
eagle-network-annual-report-2016-1.pdf, 1.32 MB
- 306 wildlife and forest criminals arrested in 9 countries
- At least in 23 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation
- 156 ivory traffickers arrested with a total of 1,260 kg of ivory, which includes 371 tusks and 1,945 pieces of carved ivory
- 19 great ape traffickers arrested with 45 chimpanzee skulls, 19 gorilla skulls and other body parts, one alive chimpanzee was rescued
- 36 big cats traffickers were arrested and 33 leopard skins, 2 cheetah skins and several lion skins were seized
- Balla Doumbouya - the head of international wildlife trafficking ring arrested in Guinea
- Ansouame Doumboya, Tierno Barry and Balla Douumboya were sentenced to prison
- 82% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 2,099 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions were published in national media in 9 countries and 17 international media covered EAGLE’s work
- The CCU and Steering Group members conducted 24 missions to the countries to ensure better quality control and adequate support to the countries.
eagle-network-wildcat-first-semester-2016-report.pdf, 0.99 MB
- 146 wildlife and forest criminals arrested in 8 countries
- At least in 15 of the cases, corruption was so flagrant that it was exposed on the day of operation
- 72 ivory traffickers arrested with a total of 650 kg of ivory, which includes 142 tusks and 1,128 pieces of carved ivory
- 16 great ape traffickers arrested with 44 chimpanzee skulls, 18 gorilla skulls and other body parts
- 21 big cats traffickers were arrested and 18 leopard skins were seized
- Balla Doumbouya - the head of international wildlife trafficking ring arrested in Guinea
- 87% of the arrested traffickers remained behind bars
- 807 media pieces on EAGLE arrests and prosecutions were published in national media in 8countries and 13 international media covered EAGLE’s work
- The CCU and Steering Group members conducted 10 missions to the countries to ensure better quality control and adequate support to the countries
eagle-network-annual-report-2015.pdf, 4.4 MB
- 286 wildlife and forest criminals arrested in 8 countries
- 99 ivory traffickers arrested with a total of 700 kg of ivory, which includes 173 tusks and 384 pieces of carved ivory
- 34 great ape traffickers arrested with 3 live chimp babies, 68 chimpanzee skulls, 26 gorilla skulls and other body parts
- The former wildlife head and the CITES authority of Guinea arrested; he was involved in large scale international wildlife trafficking and corruption for more than 10 years
- A large international trader involved in the illegal trade in CITES species such as chimpanzees, manatees and other primates, arrested in Guinea.
- A significant international bird trafficker arrested in Senegal with 111 Critically Endangered Timneth Parrots and thousands of other endangered birds.
- 2 ivory traffickers arrested in Gabon with 206 kg of ivory - the largest amount in Gabon’s history
- The 8th EAGLE project was launched in Uganda as EAGLE expands to East Africa
- EAGLE’s Central Coordination Unit (CCU) was established and started fulfilling its role in supporting and supervising the country projects, improving performance and getting daily insight into the network
- The arrests of international traffickers showcased how the CCU can take EAGLE to a new era of strategically designed investigations
- EAGLE website and social media launched
rapport-annuel-2015-du-eagle-network.pdf, 4.83 MB
- 286 criminels fauniques et forestiers arrêtés dans 8 pays.
- 99 trafiquants d'ivoire arrêtés avec un total de 700 kg d’ivoire, comprenant 143 défenses et 384 pièces d'ivoire sculptés.
- 34 grands trafiquants de grands singes arrêtés avec 3 bébés chimpanzés vivants, 68 crânes de chimpanzés, 26 crânes de gorilles et autres parties de corps.
- L'ancien chef de la Faune et de l'autorité CITES de la Guinée arrêté; il a été impliqué à grande échelle dans la corruption et le trafic international des espèces sauvages pendant plus de 10 ans.
- Un grand négociant international impliqué dans le commerce illégal d'espèces CITES tels que les chimpanzés, les lamantins et autres primates, arrêté en Guinée.
- Un important trafiquant international d'oiseaux arrêté au Sénégal avec 111 perroquets Timneth, espèce en danger critique d'extinction et des milliers d'autres oiseaux en voie de disparition.
- 2 trafiquants d'ivoire arrêtés au Gabon avec 206 kg d'ivoire - le plus grand montant dans l'histoire du Gabon.
- Le 8ème projet EAGLE a été lancé en Ouganda, EAGLE s’élargit donc Afrique de l'Est.
- L’Unité Centrale de Coordination d’EAGLE (CCU) a été créée et a commencé à remplir son rôle dans le soutien et la supervision des projets des pays, dans l'amélioration des performances et obtenir un aperçu quotidien du réseau.
- Les arrestations de trafiquants internationaux ont montré comment le CCU peut amener EAGLE dans de nouvelles stratégies d'enquêtes.
- Site web et réseaux sociaux EAGLE ont été lancés.
