The Home Office does not collect statistics from police forces regarding seizures of illegal wildlife items. However, HM Revenue and Customs has published information in their annual reports regarding items that they have seized under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This is detailed in the attached table:
Further information can be found at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/about/reports.htm.
Number of seizures Number of items seized Number of seizures Number of items seized Number of seizures Number of items seized Live animals and birds 37 1,750 39 1,229 25 442 Parts and derivatives of endangered species 129 991 154 1,315 91 1,821 Ivory 18 37 24 208 15 130 Plants 11 5,482 40 157,428 9 22,245 Other CITES listed species 90 442 99 386 58 1,206 Total 285 8,702 356 160,566 198 25,844