Demand African Union FUND Independent Law Enforcement Task Force for Wildlife Crime, Corruption

Because of Extensive Governmental Corruption and Bad / Ineffective Governance Across Africa, Wildlife is being slaughtered at an unprecedented rate causing many species to go extinct and others to be driven to near extinction.

International Criminal Syndicates fund and operate illegal networks across Africa to poach and traffic ivory, rhino horn and other wildlife parts to exit points out of Africa. Not only do corrupt governmental officials benefit from the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade, they also work with terrorists groups and criminal networks involved in drug and sex trafficking, all combined now rate as the 5th largest criminal operation in the world estimated at US $7-10 billion per year.

Read the Out of Africa Report by Born Free USA:

http://www.bornfreeusa.org/news.php?p=4408&more=1

Additionally, the Trophy Hunting Industry is driving the lion, giraffe and other wildlife populations to collapse across Africa. And with climate change, deforestation by logging companies and other developers and human population growth, the wildlife of Africa could disappear in the next decade if measures are not taken now to stop this unfolding crisis and massive destruction of natural resources.

This catastrophe would undermine the heritage and very identity of the entire continent of Africa.

Greed and corruption by African government officials, Asia's demand for ivory and rhino horn make the challenge of saving Africa's wildlife daunting but must be overcome immediately or this battle will be lost.

Recent Report on Corruption:

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-11-28-home-grown-corruption-is-killing-africas-rhinos-and-elephants/#.VHt4u4tLSRL

CORRUPTION BY TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT AND RICH ELITE:

http://www.afr.com/news/world/africa/tanzania--a-nation-that-could-afford-to-protect-elephant-herds-but-chooses-not-to-20150727-gila8x?stb=twt via

It is imperative the African Union take action immediately to protect their dwindling natural resources by funding an Independent Investigation and Law Enforcement Agency working with UK's Interpol Environmental Security, The Environmental Investigation Agency, Conservation Justice, Traffic, The International Anti-Poaching Foundation, The U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, Wildleaks, Elephant Action League, Born Free, The Last Great Ape Organization, The Eagle Network, Willdife Direct and other independent agencies. This coalition must be FUNDED immediately to address wildlife crime and governmental corruption across Africa.

Please see The Eagle Network video featuring LAGA Director, Ofir Drori: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwSiAA-emg&app=desktop