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

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Thursday
Mar292012

Key meeting to address poaching threat in Central Africa

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.

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Thursday
Mar152012

Concern over Cheetah trafficking

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. 

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Tuesday
Feb282012

Rhino horn smuggling ring smashed in US

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.

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Monday
Feb202012

Zero rhino poaching in Nepal in 2011

February 2012—In 2011, Nepal recorded zero rhino poaching. It was a remarkable achievement given the global surge in illegal killing of rhinos.

Speaking at an event held to celebrate this remarkable conservation success, Krishna Acharya, Director General of Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and Chief Enforcement Officer of the South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), attributed the achievement to the co-ordination between government agencies, conservation partners, local communities, and security forces.

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