D.E.T.E.R-ring Wildlife Crime

Abstract

During October 2021-September 2022 we provided wildlife crime awareness workshops and training for wildlife product identification for > 760 border police staff, 40 police officials and 100 officials working in airport and railway security. From a conservation problem to a criminal one, illegal wildlife crime and trade has increased both in severity and frequency since 2010, with values rising from < USD 1 billion to c. USD 20 billion per year ( I World Wildlife Crime Report 2020: Trafficking in Protected Species i . To focus on deterring illegal wildlife crime and trade, the conservation NGO Aaranyak launched an initiative in 2021 called D.E.T.E.R.S. (Disrupt and End Trade of Endangered and Rare Species). [Extracted from the article]