What’s new in the Czech Republic regarding CITES Ondřej Klouček, Silvie Ucová, Barbora Kaminiecká, Jana Hrdá Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic
Overview of presentations • Current state with the Rhino horn case in the Czech Republic • CZ legislation concerning internet trade in CITES specimens – experience after 5 years • Breeding of selected Annex A species and their trade via internet • DNA parentity tests for proving legal origin of CITES specimens • Case of „Dolphin show“ in the Czech Rep.
Poaching of rhinos in Africa 3 Rhinos per day. . .
Rhino hunting trophies South Africa – Ceratotherium simum CITES II ü purpose hunting trophies ü Annual quota – 100 – 160 specimens Source of rhino horns …
Rhino horn case – recent developments • „Pseudo-hunting“ of rhinos for commercial purposes • Involvement of bonafide hunters in illegal trade in rhino horns • Connection to Vietnamese community
Why the Czech Republic? • One of the biggest Vietnamese community in the EU • SAPA Market – Little Hanoi in Prague üArea of 35 ha ü 7 -10 000 Vietnamese traders
Basic features of pseudo-hunting • Hiring of hunters – without hunting experience and gun licence, often without permanent address… • to hired persons the travel and accommodation expenses in SA and hunting licence are covered • close cooperation with hunting farms in SA • “Hunters” give up their trophies after the hunt…
Pseudo-hunting • In total 22 rhino horns seized within the operations in cooperation with Germany and Slovakia (cost up to 100 million CZK) • In July 2013 big operation of Police and Customs took place – 7 house checks, 15 people taken into custody • Found special saw for cutting horns • Investigation is ongoing
Involvement of bona-fide hunters • Real hunters, members of hunting association with gun licences hired • Connection to Czech farm in SA (Limpona Safari) • New travel and cargo agency established by VT • House checks of hunting trophies
Involvement of bona-fide hunters (April 2013) • Buffalo horn cups presented as formed from rhino horns
Involvement of bona-fide hunters (December 2013) • Rhino horns smuggled in coils with electric wire to Vietnam
Inspections Based on data of legal imports of rhino trophies R. P. – 4/2013 in SA, checked 1/2014 horns stolen from the car, cape at taxidermist (reality: horns confiscated on export from PRG in 2013!) M. T. – 5/2013 in SA, checked 2/2014 horns OK, cape at taxidermist J. M. – 3/2013 in SA, checked 3/2014 by SEI horns OK, cape not inspected
Other inspections Based on information about issued hunting licenses J. Š. – 10/2013 in SA, no rhino, no hunt V. N. – 10/2013 in SA, no rhino, no hunt V. M. – 3/2012 in SA, no inspection yet M. Z. – 3/2012 in SA, rotten horns - destroyed, cape on the wall
Summary • Czech Authorities refuse to confirm data on CZ hunters because of big risk to abuse hunting trophies for commercial purposes • SA decided to STOP issuing export permits for CZ • Rhino hunting trophies as a source for black market • CZ supports ban on trade with rhinos or its functional regulation by EU law
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