New Report Highlights Alarming Rise in Sturgeon Trafficking in the Lower Danube Region Wildlife crime is threatening the survival of critically endangered sturgeon species, according to the latest WWF report on sturgeon poaching and trafficking in the Lower Danube region. The analysis documents 395 cases of illegal sturgeon fishing and trade in Bulgaria, Romania, and […]
With all sturgeon species in Europe now facing extinction, a WWF-CEE report details the alarming scale of the ongoing illegal catches of these iconic fish, which is the main threat to the survival of remaining sturgeon species in the Lower Danube. The report, a unique endeavor that compiles data across Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine, is […]
The interest of the Romanian authorities in the SWIPE trainings exceeded all expectations – in total, 106 specialists from the criminal justice system in Romania have been trained to better understand trends in wildlife crime and how to improve the prosecution of these crimes. Fauna & Flora, with the support of WWF Romania, organized four […]
Fauna & Flora International, with the support of WWF Romania, organized the first two training sessions of the B6 activity for specialists in Romania. A total of 49 participants, namely prosecutors, judges, customs officers, police officers, gendarmes, Environmental Guard commissioners and representatives of the CITES management authority, attended the two trainings organized in Sarmizegetusa and […]
More than 1200 specimens were affected by this criminal activity, only among protected species. The figure increases significantly when crimes involving unprotected species are taken into account. WWF Romania’s report provides an overview of wildlife crime on a national level, through an assessment of crimes and contraventions, but also of the institutional challenges faced by […]