Sentences with phrase «of wildlife crime»

I'm really hoping that whilst I battle it out on the court this summer — people will join the battle to help fight the global problem of wildlife crime.»

«On the wild moors of England's Peak District, young police detective DC Ben Cooper is assigned to investigate the growing problem of wildlife crime.

Of course, the ivory trade is only one part of a web of wildlife crime that is itself part of a global criminal network dealing in drugs, weapons and people.

Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) came to this conclusion after trialling a raft of wildlife crime - fighting technologies, with expertise from conservation group WWF and funding from Google.

Dr Colin Shedden, director of BASC Scotland, said: «BASC condemns any form of raptor persecution and is pleased to be part of the PAW Partnership which is working to eradicate all forms of wildlife crime.

Any BASC member convicted of a wildlife crime faces expulsion.

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Whereas the 2011 U.S. Strategy to Combat Transnational Organised Crime omitted wildlife trafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United States.&rCrime omitted wildlife trafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United States.&rcrime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United States.»

A morning's training was given to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Rural Policing team and Sussex Police's lead for wildlife crime.

In her 2015 review of attitudes towards the illegal wildlife trade, Felbab - Brown, of the US think - tank Brookings Institution, cautioned against the «over-securitisation» of the problem, resulting in a militarised and inappropriate response to what are instead problems of organised crime and corruption.

At 10; 30 a.m., the state DEC destroys nearly two tons of illegal ivory confiscated through state enforcement efforts in Central Park, to send «a clear message that the state will not tolerate wildlife crime that threatens to wipe out Africa's elephants,» Manhattan.

Oral Questions - Tackling wildlife crime - Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer; Comparing the level of railway fares in the UK with those in Europe - Lord Bradshaw; Impact of the # 250 million fund set up to help local councils in England maintain or restore weekly bin collections - Lord Storey;

BASC Scotland is a partner of PAW Scotland which also includes the police, land managers, conservationists and government agencies, working together to fight wildlife crime.

Graduating PGCC students go on to pursue a variety of occupations, including wildlife science (Endangered Species Act), toxicology, medical insurance fraud, forensic nursing, juvenile delinquency, police crime laboratory, engineering, law, FEMA, ATF, FBI, DEA, fire departments, forensic education, physical anthropology, forensic herpetology, and forensic accounting.

They offer an amazing range of forensic specialties, from digital to wildlife crime to perfume stain analysis, as well as both long - and short - term training.

«We broke new ground using technologies that have never been integrated before to provide powerful wildlife protection,» says Crawford Allan, leader of the Wildlife Crime Technology Project at WWF.

«We broke new ground using technologies that have never been integrated before to provide powerful wildlife protection,» says Crawford Allan, leader of the Wildlife Crime Technology Project at WWF, which was also involved.

China has increased enforcement against wildlife crimes in other parts of the country.

The amendment adds a charge of Class E crime for failure to immediately notify law enforcement of escaped permitted captive wildlife or in the instance where law enforcement is notified of escape but the wildlife is not permitted, and a Class D crime for failure to immediately notify law enforcement of escaped unpermitted wildlife.

WWF is at the forefront of the fight to stop wildlife crime.

Through a combination of commitment and intelligence, Indonesia is now making strides in the war against wildlife crime, and in securing the natural heritage of Indonesia for its citizens — now and in the future.

Unless we start taking wildlife crime seriously and allocating the commitment of resources appropriate to tackling sophisticated, well - funded, globally - linked criminal operations, population of some the most beloved but economically prized, charismatic species will continue to wink out across their range, and, appalllingly, altogether.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a UK - and Washington DC - based Non-Governmental Organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, hazardous waste and trade in climate - and ozone - altering chemicals.

«We urge legislators to follow through on the government's promise to end this brutal trade as soon as possible and impose heavier penalty on wildlife crime offenders,» WWF Hong Kong's director of conservation Gavin Edwards told The Standard.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a US tax exempt environmental organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, hazardous waste, and trade in climate and ozone - altering chemicals.

Climate change, wildlife crime, micro-plastic pollution and land degradation are just a few examples of environmental ills that affect the health and well - being of communities and economies, global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and even the security of nations.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The United States will destroy its six - ton stockpile of elephant ivory as a way to combat wildlife trafficking, an international fight that often has law enforcement outgunned by well - financed crime syndicates, White House panelists said on Monday.

The driving factor behind these troubling figures, reports the UN, lies in the burgeoning illicit wildlife trade, once a localized market that is increasingly grown into a highly - profitable network of organized crime — on par with the drug and arms trade.

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For example, you might write «A position where I can draw on my 15 years of experience in wildlife law enforcement to help the Fish & Wildlife Service develop new initiatives for curbing illegal hunting and other wildlife - related crimes.»