Wild collected exports

In 2011, EU Member States reported 151 export transactions (including EU re-exports originating in other EU Members States) involving wild-collected species originating in the EU; these transactions were mainly recorded for scientific purposes (44%).

Number and percentage of direct export transactions of wild-collected CITES species reported by the EU in 2011, by purpose (‘Other’ includes purposes ‘E’, ‘Z’ and ‘N’).

 

EU exports of wild-sourced, native species comprised mainly commercial trade in live Tridacna maxima, Scleractinia spp. and Hirudo medicinalis; scientific specimens of several mammal species, most notably Canis lupus and Ursus arctos, as well as several Cetacea species; and hunting trophies of Ursus arctos. As in 2010, the quantities exported in 2011 were small in terms of global trade in CITES-listed species. All trade in species listed in CITES Appendix I/Annex A[1] was reported for scientific or medical purposes, with the exception of two transactions (0.323 kg of Physeter macrocephalus bodies exported for commercial purposes and one live Haliaeetus albicilla exported for zoological purposes).

Exports in 2011 of wild-collected CITES species originating in EU Member States as reported by the EU exporters (country of origin in parentheses, if different). Quantities were rounded to one decimal place, where applicable.

[l]Taxon [l]App./ Annex [l]Exporter [l]Importer [r]Qty [l]Description Purpose
Mammals [l][i]Ammotragus lervia[/i] [l]III/B [l]Spain [l]United States [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Canis hybrid[/i] [l]II/B [l]Finland [l]United States [r]2 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Bulgaria [l]Unknown [r]3 [l]trophies T
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]Norway [r]1 [l]body P
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]United States [r]136 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Finland [l]United States [r]6 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Italy [l]United States [r]717 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Latvia [l]Azerbaijan [r]1 [l]body H
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Latvia [l]Norway [r]1 [l]trophy P
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Switzerland [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Slovenia [l]United States [r]18 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]United States [r]37 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx lynx[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]Norway [r]3 [l]bodies P
Mammals [l][i]Lynx lynx[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]United States [r]88 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx lynx[/i] [l]II/A [l]Finland [l]United States [r]19 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx lynx[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]1 [l]skin H
Mammals [l][i]Lynx lynx[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]United States [r]134 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx pardinus[/i] [l]I/A [l]Spain [l]Switzerland [r]0.7 [l]specimens (l) S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx pardinus[/i] [l]I/A [l]Spain [l]Switzerland [r]429 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Lynx pardinus[/i] [l]I/A [l]Spain [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (l) S
Mammals [l][i]Lutra lutra[/i] [l]I/A [l]Italy [l]United States [r]6 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Odobenus rosmarus[/i] [l]III/B [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Norway [r]1 [l]skull P
Mammals [l][i]Monachus monachus[/i] [l]I/A [l]Greece [l]Canada [r]2 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Bulgaria [l]Unknown [r]2 [l]trophies T
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]Norway [r]1 [l]body P
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]Norway [r]1 [l]skin P
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]South Africa [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Estonia [l]United States [r]28 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Finland [l]China [r]1 [l]body E
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Finland [l]United States [r]111 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Italy [l]Canada [r]599 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Argentina [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Canada [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Lebanon [r]2 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Mexico [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]New Zealand [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Switzerland [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Turkey [r]4 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]Ukraine [r]5 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]United Arab Emirates [r]5 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Romania [l]United States [r]7 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Slovenia [l]Russian Federation [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Slovenia [l]United States [r]178 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]3 [l]bodies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]1 [l]skin P
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]2 [l]skins T
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]1 [l]skull P
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]7 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]3 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]1 [l]trophy P
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Norway [r]2 [l]trophies T
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]United States [r]345 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus maritimus[/i] [l]II/B [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Canada [r]493 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l]Cetacea spp. [l]I/A [l]France [l]Australia [r]80 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Balaena mysticetus[/i] [l]I/A [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Norway [r]1 [l]baleen S
Mammals [l][i]Balaenoptera acutorostrata[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Norway [r]2 [l]baleen P
Mammals [l][i]Delphinus delphis[/i] [l]II/A [l]Spain [l]Canada [r]8 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Globicephala melas[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark (Faeroe Islands) [l]United States [r]200 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Lagenorhynchus albirostris[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Peponocephala electra[/i] [l]II/A [l]France [l]United States [r]0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Stenella coeruleoalba[/i] [l]II/A [l]Spain [l]Canada [r]2 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Stenella coeruleoalba[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Monodon monoceros[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Canada [r]1 [l]specimen S
Mammals [l][i]Monodon monoceros[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]Taiwan, Province of China [r]1 [l]tusk T
Mammals [l][i]Monodon monoceros[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark (Greenland) [l]United States [r]200 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Kogia breviceps[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Physeter macrocephalus[/i] [l]I/A [l]France [l]United Arab Emirates [r]0.3 [l]body (kg) T
Mammals [l][i]Physeter macrocephalus[/i] [l]I/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Hyperoodon ampullatus[/i] [l]I/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Mesoplodon bidens[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Ziphius cavirostris[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]United States [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (kg) S
Mammals [l][i]Dugong dugon[/i] [l]I/A [l]France [l]Australia [r]0.1 [l]skin pieces (kg) S
Birds [l][i]Phoenicopterus ruber roseus[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Switzerland [r]1 [l]feet (kg) S
Birds [l][i]Accipiter gentilis[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark [l]Japan [r]5 [l]specimens S
Birds [l][i]Buteo buteo[/i] [l]II/A [l]Denmark [l]Qatar [r]1 [l]body P
Birds [l][i]Buteo buteo[/i] [l]II/A [l]Germany [l]United States [r]360 [l]specimens S
Birds [l][i]Buteo buteo[/i] [l]II/A [l]Sweden [l]Iceland [r]1 [l]body P
Birds [l][i]Circus aeruginosus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Germany [l]United States [r]1 [l]body P
Birds [l][i]Haliaeetus albicilla[/i] [l]I/A [l]Poland [l]Israel [r]1 [l]live Z
Birds [l][i]Haliaeetus albicilla[/i] [l]I/A [l]Poland [l]Israel [r]<0.1 [l]specimens (l) M
Birds [l][i]Pernis apivorus[/i] [l]II/A [l]United Kingdom [l]Gambia [r]1 [l]live N
Reptile [l][i]Chelonia mydas[/i] [l]I/A [l]Cyprus [l]Israel [r]78 [l]skins S
Fish [l][i]Anguilla anguilla[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Canada [r]9.8 [l]specimens (kg) S
Fish [l][i]Anguilla anguilla[/i] [l]II/B [l]Hungary (United Kingdom) [l]Japan [r]0.1 [l]specimens (l) S
Inverts. (other than coral) [l][i]Hirudo medicinalis[/i] [l]II/B [l]Romania [l]Switzerland [r]1 000 [l]live T
Inverts. (other than coral) [l][i]Tridacna maxima[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Brazil [r]850 [l]live T
Inverts. (other than coral) [l][i]Tridacna maxima[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Japan [r]450 [l]live T
Inverts. (other than coral) [l][i]Tridacna maxima[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]United States [r]6 706 [l]live T
Corals [l][i]Scleractinia spp.[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]South Africa [r]185 [l]raw corals S
Corals [l]Scleractinia spp. [l]II/B [l]France [l]South Africa [r]94 [l]specimens S
Corals [l]Scleractinia spp. [l]II/B [l]France [l]United States [r]1 100 [l]live (kg) T
Corals [l]Scleractinia spp. [l]II/B [l]France [l]United States [r]200 [l]raw corals S
Corals [l][i]Montipora[/i] spp. [l]II/B [l]France [l]Australia [r]1 [l]specimen S
Corals [l][i]Balanophyllia europaea[/i] [l]II/B [l]Italy [l]Israel [r]30 [l]raw corals S
Corals [l][i]Pocillopora damicornis[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Monaco [r]150 [l]raw corals S
Plants [l][i]Adonis vernalis[/i] [l]II/B [l]Germany (Romania) [l]Canada [r]70 [l]dried plants (kg) T
Timber [l][i]Swietenia mahagoni[/i] [l]II/B [l]France [l]Switzerland [r]5.8 [l]kg veneer T

[1] Lutra lutra, Lynx pardinus, Monachus monachus, Cetacea spp, Hyperoodon ampullatus, Physeter macrocephalus, Dugong dugon, Haliaeetus albicilla and Chelonia mydas.

Croatia, Iceland, and Turkey reported eighty-five direct export transactions of wild-collected native species in 2011, primarily as commercial trade (75%). Montenegro did not report any exports within their annual report, while no wild-sourced were reported by FYR Macedonia in 2011.

Number and percentage of direct export transactions of wild-collected CITES species reported by candidate countries in 2011, by purpose.

 

(Re-)exports involved 11 native, wild-collected species. All trade was in Appendix-II listed species, with three species listed in Annex A (Canis lupus, Ursus arctos and Phocoena phocoena) and the remainder in Annex B. The majority of taxa (Anguilla anguilla, Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana and four of the five plant species) were exported for commercial purposes. Species of Galanthus and Cyclamen were exported in high volumes (>1000 units) in 2011, as in previous years. In addition, Turkey exported quantities of wild-sourced, Anguilla anguilla in excess of the high volume threshold applied in the next section.

Direct exports of wild-collected CITES species in 2011, originating in candidate countries as reported by the exporters.

[l]Taxon [l]App./ Annex [l]Exporter [l]Importer [r]Qty [l]Description Purpose
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Italy [r]43 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Canis lupus[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]United States [r]4 [l]specimens S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Czech Republic [r]3 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Denmark [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Germany [r]1 [l]live Z
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Germany [r]2 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Italy [r]6 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Italy [r]1 [l]trophy T
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]Poland [r]19 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]United Kingdom [r]1 [l]trophy H
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]United States [r]167 [l]teeth S
Mammals [l][i]Ursus arctos[/i] [l]II/A [l]Croatia [l]United States [r]2 [l]trophies H
Mammals [l][i]Phocoena phocoena[/i] [l]II/A [l]Iceland [l]Unknown [r]4 [l]bones (kg) E
Fish [l][i]Anguilla anguilla[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Austria [r]4 500 [l]meat (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo medicinalis[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]France [r]200 [l]live (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo medicinalis[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Republic of Korea [r]22 [l]live (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo verbana[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Germany [r]155.5 [l]live (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo verbana[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Netherlands [r]50 [l]live (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo verbana[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Switzerland [r]7.7 [l]live (kg) T
Invertebrates [l][i]Hirudo verbana[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]United Kingdom [r]50 [l]live (kg) T
Plants [l][i]Galanthus elwesii[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Netherlands [r]5 250 000 [l]live T
Plants [l][i]Galanthus woronowii[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Netherlands [r]3 000 000 [l]live T
Plants [l][i]Cyclamen cilicium[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Netherlands [r]40 380 [l]live T
Plants [l][i]Cyclamen coum[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Netherlands [r]300 795 [l]live T
Plants [l][i]Cyclamen hederifolium[/i] [l]II/B [l]Turkey [l]Georgia [r]30 [l]live S