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Ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service with rhino horn confiscated from poachers, Nairobi, Kenya © naturepl.com / Mark Carwardine / WWF

Illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn

Ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service with rhino horn confiscated from poachers, Nairobi, Kenya © naturepl.com / Mark Carwardine / WWF

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Published 22 September 2014

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New report identifies actions needed to curtail illegal ivory and rhino horn trafficking

 

Washington DC, 22nd September 2014—Illegal rhino horn trade has reached the highest levels since the early 1990s, and illegal trade in ivory increased by nearly 300 percent from 1998 to 2011, according to a new report by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) partner TRAFFIC.

Illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn: an assessment to improve law enforcement

Report author(s):
Tom Miliken

Publication date:
September 2014


Notes:

For further information, please see:
●    Illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn: an assessment to improve law enforcement (PDF, 3 MB) 
●    What USAID is doing to combat wildlife trafficking: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00JXJ6.pdf
●    U.S. National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/11/fact-sheet-national-strategy-combating-wildlife-trafficking-commercial-b


About Wildlife TRAPS

The Wildlife TRAPS Project, implemented by TRAFFIC and IUCN with funding support from USAID, is helping to forge cross-sectoral partnerships with government and experts in inter-governmental organisations, NGOs, academia, and the private sector to identify risk mitigation strategies to prevent future zoonotic spillover potential associated with trade in wild animals. 

As well as social and behavioural change interventions, the Wildlife TRAPS project is supporting policy and regulatory reform efforts, including strengthening supply chain management systems. The identification of critical control points within wildlife trade supply chains will help target illicit and other high-risk wildlife trade practices that may facilitate the transmission of zoonotic diseases.

About USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is responsible for the majority of overseas development assistance from the United States Government and works to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing security and prosperity for America and the world. www.usaid.gov/