Wildlife Justice Commission

Our 2024 Annual Report is live! 2024 was a transformative year for the Wildlife Justice Commission, marked by remarkable progress in our mission to disrupt and dismantle the transnational criminal networks trafficking wildlife, timber, & fish. 💥 We supported 84 arrests in 9…

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#DidYouKnow? Our ability to deploy quickly and act decisively enables us to follow new investigative leads and form strategic partnerships with law enforcement agencies in hotspots—as they emerge. Visit our website to learn more about our investigations 👉…

Looking forward to joining @thelongrunorg tomorrow - 23 July - to talk about ‘Tourism on the Frontline: Confronting Wildlife Crime in Conservation Landscapes’ together with Olivia Swaak-Goldman & Dr. Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner. More details & to register bit.ly/3TVeRxb

Thank you, @DeutscheWelle, for featuring our efforts to disrupt wildlife trafficking networks in Nigeria, a key hub in the illegal global trade of pangolins, and for spotlighting this extraordinary but often overlooked, critically endangered species. Together, we are saving…

🌍⚖️ Today, on World day for International Justice, we reaffirm our commitment to upholding the rule of law—not just for people, but for wildlife. Transnational organised wildlife crime poses a catastrophic threat to global biodiversity. Its consequences reach far beyond the…

🐍 #WorldSnakeDay Many snake species are now endangered—threatened by habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. Rare and exotic snakes are trafficked across borders to supply underground markets, fuelling biodiversity loss and organised crime. At the Wildlife Justice Commission,…

🐒 Chimpanzees share around 98.7% of their DNA with humans—they can learn sign language, solve problems, and even make tools. Yet despite their intelligence and close connection to us, chimpanzees are now listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, with populations continuing to…

Our planet’s wildlife is crying out for justice. Environmental crimes impact every nation on Earth and have a catastrophic effect on our planet’s biodiversity, with far-reaching consequences for our climate, public health, and international security and stability. Visit our…

NESREA AND WJC MEET, FORGE STRONGER PARTNERSHIP FOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION. Building stronger partnership for wildlife protection was the crux of the discussion when the Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof.…

It takes a network to defeat a network! 💪

🤝 This week, the Wildlife Justice Commission(WJC) had a productive meeting with Comptroller General Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi to discuss the Nigeria Customs Service(@CustomsNG) partnership and reflect on its continued success. We also had the pleasure of congratulating him on…

🤝 The Wildlife Justice Commission was pleased to meet with the Director General of @NESREANigeria , Professor Innocent Barikor, in Abuja this week. Together, we explored opportunities for collaboration and discussed ways to build a strong partnership 🌱🌍

🔍 Building capabilities to combat illegal wildlife trade, one skill at a time. This month, the Wildlife Justice Commission is proud to deliver a specialised Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) training course in partnership with the Global Initiative Against Transnational…

📢 Don’t forget to check out our 2024 Annual Report! Explore our interactive report or download the full version: bit.ly/3ZXuis3 #AnnualReport2024 #WildlifeJustice #EndWildlifeCrime #SavingSpeciesFromExtinction #ImpactInAction