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UK backs India’s wildlife crime fight
"We have to look at the wildlife crime problem internationally because a market in one country can fuel supply in another. We need to involve legal wildlife traders and keepers as well as conservation organisations and voluntary and statutory bodies that have an interest in wildlife law enforcement," commented Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight.
"Our commitment to help India to deal with their wildlife crime problems does not stop at one workshop. We don't expect to crack this problem in just two days. It is a long-term commitment and it must involve those who control the market as well as the product."
"Our commitment to help India to deal with their wildlife crime problems does not stop at one workshop. We don't expect to crack this problem in just two days. It is a long-term commitment and it must involve those who control the market as well as the product."
Delhi, India - Leading wildlife law representatives from the UK met this week with counterparts from India and China yesterday at an event in Delhi to discuss new measures to stamp out trade in endangered species in the region.
The Delhi Wildlife Crime Workshop, which is a Defra initiative, saw police, intelligence officers and wildlife inspectors revealing the lessons they have learnt in their work, and through co-operating with other agencies around the world.