Wildlife Trafficking
Wildlife Trafficking: Why battling this illicit trade is crucial - ICE
Shark fins are targets for fishermen because they sell for a high price and serve as a symbol of status in Eastern cultures.
Wildlife Trafficking | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Wildlife Trafficking ... Illegal wildlife trafficking is one of the most profitable natural resource crimes. It encompasses the harvesting and ...
What is Poaching? The Illegal Wildlife Trade Explained
High Profit Margins. Illegal wildlife trade is driven by high profit margins and, in many cases, the high prices paid for rare species. Vulnerable wild animals ...
Combating Wildlife Trafficking | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife trafficking is an international crisis that involves the poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of protected species.
Wildlife Trafficking | Homeland Security
Wildlife trafficking is the fourth-largest funding source for transnational criminal organizations, generating about $23 billion each year.
Wildlife Trafficking Alliance - AZA.org
Wildlife Trafficking Alliance. The Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (WTA) is a coalition of more than 90 leading companies, non-profit organizations, and AZA- ...
Combating Wildlife Trafficking | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The US Fish and Wildlife Service's International Affairs Program supports innovative projects to halt wildlife trafficking, providing a lifeline to the many ...
Illegal Wildlife Trade - Traffic.org
We're on the frontline working to ensure that illegal wildlife trade is identified, prevented, and prosecuted at every opportunity.
World Wildlife Report - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The third edition of the World Wildlife Crime Report probes recent trends in the illicit trafficking of protected species of wild fauna and flora.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking | Conserving Biodiversity - USAID
USAID's long-term investments in conservation and combating wildlife trafficking have helped communities and governments reduce demand for wildlife products, ...
Unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade | WWF - Panda.org
Wildlife trade is by no means always a problem and most wildlife trade is legal. However, it has the potential to be very damaging. Populations of species on ...
Wildlife and Timber Trafficking - Department of Justice
This Executive Order recognizes that wildlife and timber trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal mining, among other crimes, play an ...
Combating Wildlife Trafficking - WCS.org
Our goal is to reduce wildlife trafficking to levels where populations of endangered, threatened, or otherwise protected species are no longer threatened by ...
Wildlife Trafficking - ROUTES Partnership
Wildlife trafficking is the illegal movement of wildlife and wildlife parts or products across borders. Estimated to be worth between $7 to $23 USD billion a ...
Wildlife crime - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The trafficking of wildlife is increasingly recognized as both a specialised area of organized crime and a significant threat to many plant and animal species.
2024 END Wildlife Trafficking Report - State Department
The U.S. government's three-pronged approach to combating wildlife trafficking – strengthening law enforcement, reducing demand, and building ...
Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online
The world's most endangered species are under threat from an unsuspecting source: the internet. The Coalition is uniting tech companies across the world in ...
Combatting Wildlife Trafficking | ACI World
ACI is committed to developing a framework to fight wildlife trafficking and adopting and encouraging the adoption of a zero-tolerance policy regarding illegal ...
An introduction to illegal wildlife trade and its effects on biodiversity ...
In this review, we outline the basics of IWT and discuss its cascading consequences on environments, human lives and communities, national stability, and the ...
Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade - FATF
This study identifies the common methods being used by wildlife traffickers to launder their money, and highlights proposed actions that countries and the ...