Wildlife Incidents Map's frequently asked questions
Q: Is other wildlife crime data available? How can I access it?
Yes. If you would like to request data in an excel form that is not currently present on the Freeland’s wildlife crime incidents map, please email us at [email protected]
Q: I noticed a crime event incident news that is missing from your database. How can I provide information about it?
If you are aware of a news that is missing and meets our criteria (a seizure taking place from 2006 to the present of CITES and IUCN red list species), please email [email protected] to provide details of the incident you would like to contribute. If possible, please include the date, location, contents, route of the seized wildlife, and a link to the original report of the seizure. We may request follow-up information regarding the seizure.
Q: I calculated trends in the past using the Freeland’s wildlife crime incidents database and recalculated them today, but the results were different. Why is that?
The Wildlife Crime Incidents Database is frequently updated to include new reports or add details to existing historic wildlife crime incidents data. As a result, the statistics and trends displayed by the FREELAND’S WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING OBSERVATORY (and the map) are constantly evolving in order to most accurately portray the current state of illicit wildlife crime news worldwide.
Q: How frequently is the data updated?
We collect new data on a weekly to monthly basis, routinely adding to and revising the underlying data. These data additions are then automatically synced to the Freeland’s wildlife crime incidents map on a daily basis.
Q: Can I use the graphics generated on the Freeland’s wildlife crime incidents map or analysis in the Database in my own publications?
Yes. Please cite and acknowledge as below.
General: Please refer to this tool and database as the “Freeland’s Wildlife Trafficking Observatory”
APA Style: Freeland. (Date Queried: YYYY, Month DD). Freeland’s Wildlife Trafficking Observatory. URL