Wildlife smuggling hubs in Asia

Last updated February 17, 2025

Wildlife smuggling hubs in Asia include:^[1]

Myanmar

Laos

Vientiane
Linxia, China

Cambodia

Vietnam

Thailand

Bangkok’s Chatuchak wildlife market
Mae Sai

Malaysia

Penang Kuala Lumpur

Singapore

Singapore

Indonesia

Whole of Sumatra, especially Kota Lubuk Liggau
Borneo

India

National parks (NP) throughout the country, from Kaziranga in the Northeast to Panna in Madhya Pradesh, having been extirpated in Sariska and Panna NPs as a result of hunting.

China

Dalou
Jiegao
Ruili
Xishuangbanna
Kunming
Nanning
Pingxiang
Dongxing
Haikou
Guangzhou (especially Chatou Wild Animal market, Qing ping Market, Panjiayuan Market)
Guangdong
Xining
Germu
Linxia (especially Bei Da Jie market)
Beijing
Shanghai,
Hong Kong
Lhasa

References and notes

↑ Felbab-Brown, Vanda (June 2011). "The Disappearing Act: The Illicit Trade in Wildlife in Asia" (PDF). Foreign Policy (6). Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.

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[1] Felbab-Brown, Vanda (June 2011). "The Disappearing Act: The Illicit Trade in Wildlife in Asia" (PDF). Foreign Policy (6). Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.

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