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​Law of the Tiger: A Comparative Study of the Laws Governing Tiger Trafficking in 12 Tiger Range States

For the first time, a comprehensive review of laws in 12 tiger range countries exposes critical gaps in legislation that may help facilitate the trafficking of tigers.  
A joint publication by Legal Atlas, WWF and TRAFFIC, the new report, Law of the Tiger: A Comparative Study of the Laws Governing Tiger Trafficking in 12 Tiger Range States, reveals critical legal gaps and inconsistencies that, unless addressed, would hinder efforts to counter the trafficking of tigers — undermining decades of conservation efforts and putting wild tigers at risk. 
Recommendations for legislative reform and policy priorities for national governments, include:

• Criminalise the full tiger trafficking chain (including digital transactions);
• Clearly define “wildlife trade” to cover gaps such as advertising, display, brokerage, and possession;
• Create permanent, inter-agency enforcement units with full investigative powers to tackle illegal wildlife trade;
• Ensure all relevant enforcement agencies have the necessary arrest, search, seizure, and investigation powers, which are complemented with training on code of conducts and ethical behaviours for law enforcement personnel, that promote the protection and respect of human rights;
• Require stockpile protocols and the destruction of confiscated specimens not used for scientific or educational purposes;
• Regulate captive tiger facilities through licensing, traceability, registration of individual tigers and reporting;
• Prohibit the sale or advertisement of any product claiming to contain, or marked as containing, tiger parts or products;
• Bring hybrids under the same legal protections as wild tigers; and
• Recognise tiger trafficking as a serious crime and as a predicate offence under anti-money laundering laws, enabling the use of financial investigation tools and international cooperation in order to dismantle organised networks.

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​INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BEST PRACTICES: Terrestrial Wildlife Disease and Trade

The primary objective of this report, International Legal Best Practices: Terrestrial Wildlife Disease and Trade, is to establish a metric (referred to as a ‘legal best practice’) for the assessment of national legislation and specifically its ability to support actions related to the prevention, preparedness, and response to EZDs in the context of wildlife trade. This does not include a review of the status of implementation, adequacy of financing, or enforcement. While all of these have some basis in legal norms, they are also largely dependent on inquiries that extend beyond a legal examination. With respect to legal best practices, there are several interrelated, sub-objectives: 1. To gain a deeper understanding of the legal frameworks that govern the emergence and transmission of wildlife and zoonotic diseases associated with wildlife trade. 2. To translate the growing knowledge of the problem into a more precise understanding of how legal systems already respond and can be improved to respond better. 3. To advance a tool for policymakers to examine their legal framework and make decisions concerning necessary changes and improvements. 4. To draw a closer connection between the proposed international agreements and our understanding of how national legal systems can respond.

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