CRIMINAL SYNDICATES

GREEN
Bringing Awareness Of Poaching And Trafficking On World Elephant Day
By Susan Lieberman, Ph.D, Contributor
Vice President for International Policy, Wildlife Conservation...
It is critical that other governments, including those of China and European countries, also close their ivory markets.
GREEN
Taking a Page From Eliot Ness to Fight Wildlife Trafficking's New Al Capones
By David Wilkie, Contributor
Director of Conservation Measures, Wildlife Conservation Society
We have credible evidence that where national park rangers and community ecoguards are out patrolling, and risking their lives doing so, elephants have a much greater chance of escaping the poacher's bullet, axe and chainsaw.
COLLEGE
48 Hours From Rhino to Market: The Resiliency of Criminal Networks in Rhino Horn Trade
By Natalie Lapides, Contributor
Student, Yale University
Poaching has the capacity to drive rhinos, as well as other species, to extinction. So what makes these poaching networks so resilient? What makes them stable, or able to bounce back when interfered with?
GREEN
The Rhino War Zone
By Natalie Lapides, Contributor
Student, Yale University
Despite all of these tactics and efforts, rhino poaching continues. These endeavors make a big difference, but they are ultimately just a Band-Aid over a deep, seeping laceration, and we need to make many changes to win this war.