Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Tweets from Hillary: Combating Wildlife Trafficking with a New Strategy

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Briefed by my old colleagues yesterday on the new wildlife trafficking report. Good progress being made.

Protecting Iconic Species for Future Generations: A New National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking

To protect threatened species like elephants and rhinoceroses for future generations, today the President approved a new National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Strategy strengthens U.S. leadership on countering the global security threat posed by poaching and illegal trade in wildlife, which is decimating iconic animal populations. Because of the actions of poachers, today species like elephants and rhinoceroses face the risk of significant decline or even extinction. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Today, we are taking action to stop these illicit networks and ensure that our children have the chance to grow up in a world with and experience for themselves the wildlife we know and love.
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