A price on their heads: Addressing jaguar trafficking in Bolivia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £133,613
WHERE Bolivia
Summary
Bolivia is facing the gravest wildlife trade crisis since the 1980s jaguar skin trade. Recent demand from Asian markets for jaguar teeth has resulted in 192 documented jaguar deaths. IWT is now the largest threat to jaguar populations, yet the government lacks enforcement and communication capacity to address IWT. The project will work with Bolivian authorities to inform the public about IWT’s severity, improve the legal framework to combat it, and implement a strategy to strengthen capacities along the enforcement chain.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
