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December 19, 2019The RAWR Act was included in the 2020 appropriations bill, creating financial incentives for whistleblowers to report illegal wildlife trafficking…
October 24, 2019The Senate passed the RAWR Act, which authorizes rewards for whistleblowers who provide information leading to prosecutions of illegal wildlife…
September 16, 2019Whistleblower reward programs designed to combat wildlife trafficking are largely inactive across federal agencies, and the National Whistleblower Center calls…
April 6, 2019Whistleblowers and NGOs can significantly enforce maritime pollution laws, with the U.S. obtaining over $270 million in sanctions and paying…
March 1, 2019The National Whistleblower Center promotes financial incentives and secure reporting platforms to encourage insiders to expose illegal fishing, poaching, and…
February 19, 2019U.S. whistleblower laws can be applied across borders to combat environmental crimes and wildlife trafficking, but their potential remains largely…
February 16, 2019A record Malaysian seizure of frozen pangolins and scales highlights the severity of trafficking, while new U.S. legislation and whistleblower…
February 15, 2019A radio program featuring a wildlife attorney and journalist discusses how whistleblower programs and pending legislation can combat wildlife trafficking…
February 7, 2019Organizations are partnering to combat under-reported illegal wildlife trafficking from Latin America to the United States, which funds terrorism and…
January 30, 2019The bipartisan bill strengthens wildlife crime enforcement through whistleblower protections, enhanced penalties, and restitution provisions to combat global poaching and…