Following the money: How South Africa’s financial watchdogs are cracking down on illegal wildlife trade

 

(Posted 28th October 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

 

Carlton Oloo, Africa Sustainability Matters (Kenya), October 26, 2025
The South African Anti-Money Laundering Integrated Task Force (SAMLIT) has released its 2025 report on the financial flows linked to illegal wildlife trade (IWT), published in Pretoria on 21 October 2025. The report, developed in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), law enforcement agencies, and leading banks, shows how financial intelligence is being used to track and disrupt organized wildlife trafficking networks that continue to threaten South Africa’s biodiversity and regional security.
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