CAWT partners seek to address the growing threats to wildlife from poaching and illegal trade, working individually and jointly toward achieving the Coalition's goals, with each partner acting where it can contribute most effectively. The CAWT organisation is not directly involved in any enforcement activities.
The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) aims to focus public and political attention and resources on ending the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products
Follow latest reports of wildlife trafficking 
The US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Robert Hormats, in an online Blog for the Huffington Post, speaks of his “sense of outrage at the senseless and immoral killing of wildlife.”
Read the full article, Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Survey of Greed, Tragedy, and Ignorance.
30th March 2012—The U.S. embassies of Gabon and the Central African Republic are hosting a workshop April 3-5, 2012, in Libreville, Gabon, in response to the growing threat of poaching and trafficking of protected and endangered species.
Participants will include law enforcement and government officials plus representatives of environmental organizations from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
March 2012—CAWT Partner, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has concerns that illegal cheetah trafficking continues to be very active, particularly in northern Africa. In 2011, 27 cases involving illegal trafficking of 70 cheetahs were reported to CCF.
US, February 2012—An 18 month long investigation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service has led to the arrest of seven people accused of being part of an international rhino horn smuggling ring and the confiscation of gold ingots and cash each valued at $1 million.
Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:35