How wildlife crime is combatted in Africa

Hugely dedicated anti-poaching teams work across Africa's protected areas, but how do these teams secure convictions? What happens when an arrest is made? What evidence do they need? How is Africa combatting wildlife crime? See how this is being tackled in the African country of Malawi.
TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network helps develop training and capacity building for wildlife law enforcement to be able to collect, secure, analyse, and present evidence to a court of law. Good evidence enables solid convictions and helps deter wildlife crime. Working with local governments, and in partnership with TRAFFIC International, TRACE has been training frontline wildlife officers to deliver wildlife crime scene awareness training; implementing evidence security protocols and developing Malawi’s first wildlife forensic lab and this film shows how this is achieved.
Much of this is thanks to Players of Peoples Postcode Lottery and other donors, and we believe this is a crucial step forward in the global battle against wildlife crime.
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Only by working alongside the people on the ground and helping them develop skills and expertise can we hope to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.