November 14, 2022

On this week’s episode, Stroock Partner Tom Firestone talks to Bruce Ohr, formerly head of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces at DOJ and now a strategist with the International Wildlife Trust, an NGO committed to combating illegal wildlife trafficking through a distinct focus on transnational organized crime groups.  

Tom and Bruce discuss:

• How does international organized crime contribute to species endangerment?
• Which species are most endangered?
• How lucrative is illegal wildlife trafficking?  
• How do criminal syndicates obtain, transport and sell protected wildlife?
• How can NGOs work with national law enforcement to combat illegal wildlife trafficking?

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