Elephant poachers get away with murder

Congress just introduced a bill to clamp down on wildlife crime. This is a win-win for elephants and other threatened wildlife. Make sure your members of Congress hear from you! Dear Friend of Wildlife, Right now countless poachers and traffickers are getting away with murder. It's a stark, upsetting, but completely true fact. That lack of enforcement is a direct contributor to the death of 96 elephants every single day in Africa. Too many are slaughtering innocent endangered animals and selling their parts for profit and never having to face consequences. It's time to say "no more." Legislation has already been introduced to clamp down on rampant global poaching and wildlife trafficking. Tell your lawmakers that the time to support these vital measures is NOW! These bills would make wildlife trafficking a more serious crime so the people who profit off endangered species are brought to justice. It would also help stop poachers in their tracks by equipping and training people on the ground protecting wildlife all across Africa. This is a dream come true for elephants. And I couldn't be more proud and more anxious to get this passed. We need to spring into action right now. Send a letter to your members of Congress asking them to cosponsor the Global Anti-Poaching Act and the Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act. If passed, these bills would have a major impact on preventing and prosecuting wildlife crimes by: Making selling or trafficking of ivory a more serious offense under U.S. law and allowing for harsher punishments for the crime; Authorizing the U.S. Department of Defense to provide training and equipment to those fighting on the front lines for elephants; and Identifying countries that are failing in their commitment to end wildlife trafficking and pressuring them to step up. Wildlife trafficking has deep ties to sophisticated criminal organizations. Profits from the lucrative ivory trade have been linked to drug trafficking and terrorism. The safer elephants are in Africa, the safer we are both abroad and at home. Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor these groundbreaking bills. For elephants. For our future. These defenseless creatures can't protect themselves from the bullets, poisons, and traps of the humans stalking them. But we can. And we must. Thanks for everything you do. Sincerely, John F. Calvelli Executive Vice President for Public Affairs Wildlife Conservation Society Director, 96 Elephants Campaign

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