7000
species of plants and animals trafficked globally
It’s tragic, and it must be stopped. Our global network is on the frontlines to ensure that animals have the protection they need from the illegal market forces that threaten their survival.
7000
species of plants and animals trafficked globally
1000
park rangers killed in the line of duty in the past decade
100
elephants killed by poachers every day
Poaching doesn’t just kill individual animals. It destroys the lives of their offspring and threatens the lives of park rangers.
Rangers are trained by IFAW to protect Kasungu National Park
It takes a network to stop a network. We’re fighting wildlife crime by working with local communities and park rangers to stop poaching at its source, engaging governments, communities and businesses to disrupt trafficking networks, and educating the public about what not to buy.
We work with park rangers and law enforcement officials, providing training to prevent wildlife crime on the ground and respond to poaching incidents in the field. We have enlisted the help of local communities, too, that act as informer networks. In Tanzania and Malawi, for instance, there are rapid response teams that stop incursions by poachers in Kilimanjaro and Kasungu National Parks.
We’re training local law enforcement and border agents to crack down on traffickers. That starts with identifying wildlife in trade. In Morocco, for instance, we’ve upgraded the screening process at customs to help officials detect Barbary macaques. Moreover, we’re helping law enforcement agents develop protocols for properly handling living wildlife during seizure, administering emergency veterinary care, as well as where to ultimately send rescued animals.
We can’t stop wildlife crime by cracking down on poachers and traffickers alone. We also need to reduce the demand for live animals and animal parts. We’re doing that in two ways: first, by working with companies to ensure that trafficked animals and illegal wildlife products don’t appear in their stores or online platforms and second, by leading public awareness campaigns that teach people about wildlife crime and how to avoid the products created by it.
A poacher in Suriname can sell animal parts to a Chinese buyer on an American website. Wildlife crime is an international problem, and we’re after international solutions. We work with governments and partner organizations to produce effective global, regional, national and local legislation and policies that protect individual wild animals, wild populations, and their habitats.
#StopWildlifeCrime
How fighting the ivory trade means solving mysteries
See project#StopWildlifeCrime
Dogs can sniff out wildlife crime
See project#StopWildlifeCrime
An auction house in Australia is upending the ivory trade
See project#StopWildlifeCrime
In Africa, poachers are killing elephants every day
See projectEleonora Panella
See full profile
Nick Hanauer
See full profile
David Cowdrey
See full profile
James Isiche
See full profile
Mike Labuschagne
See full profile
Rikkert Reijnen
See full profile
Staci McLennan
See full profile
Tania McCrea-Steele
See full profile
Robert Kless
See full profile
Grace Ge Gabriel
See full profile
Kelvin Alie
See full profile
Beth Allgood
See full profile
Field Journal
Hot on the trail of cyber-enabled wildlife traffickers
Read moreNews
Four hundred Greek tortoises seized by the Moroccan authorities
Read moreNews
Kenya and Tanzania cross-border wildlife security patrols: Combating wildlife crime in trans-frontier conservation areas
Read moreNews
Major conservation win at CITES as a record 18 endangered species of shark and ray are afforded vital protection
Read morestay in the know. be ready to act.
Stay up to date on the animals and issues you care about most. You can unsubscribe at any time.Unfortunately, the browser you use is outdated and does not allow you to display the site correctly. Please install any of the modern browsers, for example:
Google Chrome Firefox Safari