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Applauding Wildlife Law Enforcement Successes in Nigeria

Applauding Wildlife Law Enforcement Successes in Nigeria
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Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet

African kino tree (Pterocarpus erinaceus). Photo by Philippe Birnbaum. Happy World Wildlife Day! This year’s World Wildlife Day theme is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet” to highlight the central role of forests, forest species, and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally. In West Africa, wildlife crime, including illegal logging and timber trade, is causing irreversible damage to ecosystems. Animal and plant species are being decimated at an unprecedented rate in large part due to these illegal activities. Flora parts for sale in Burkina Faso. Photo by Born Free USA. Born Free USA works to stop illegal trafficking – including that of plant species. From 2016 to 2020, we held 25 training courses for more than 500 law enforcement officials from across West and Central Africa. These courses focused on a range of topics, including species identification; investigational techniques and best practices;

A Victory against Wildlife Trafficking: Large Seizures of Shark Fins at Abidjan Airport

A Victory against Wildlife Trafficking: Large Seizures of Shark Fins at Abidjan Airport Shark fin seizure at Abidjan Airport, Ivory Coast. Photo: Born Free USA. Born Free USA’s law enforcement trainings yield big results in the fight against wildlife crime! Two weeks following our training course for customs officers in Ivory Coast last October, the Customs Services at Abidjan Airport in Ivory Coast made its first ever seizure of shark fins: the confiscation of 257 pounds (116.4 kg) of fins, which was shipped from the airport of Pointe Noire, Congo. Portion of seized shark fins. Photo: Born Free USA.Three days later, the Forest Inspection Service at Abidjan Airport intercepted a shipment of shark fins weighing 772 pounds (350 kg) belonging to the same suspect and destined for Asia.

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