House Sends Wildlife Trafficking Bill to Senate
The House passed legislation on Nov. 2 to improve U.S. collaboration with global partners to combat wildlife trafficking. The Global Anti-Poaching Act, HR-2494 (here), directs the administration, led by the State Department, to report on the largest trafficking countries globally.…
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The bill also boosts training of wildlife specialists in the U.S. and abroad. "This vital legislation holds foreign governments accountable by ‘naming and shaming’ the worst violators and adds greater consequences for traffickers in this illicit trade," said Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., in a statement following passage. "And it presses the Administration to continue to provide important security assistance to African park rangers.”