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Tag Archives: illegal trade
Snapshots from the Audit Trail
Our Watchdogs track the way agencies spend federal money—and take snapshots along the way as physical evidence on the audit trail. Today’s WatchBlog highlights some of the best photos from our audit teams as they fanned out across the country … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO
Tagged audit trail, climate change impacts, Cuba, DCM, DOD, EWIS, Florida Keys, HBCU, HSJ, IAT, illegal trade, major disaster declaration, microbeads, money trail, natural disaster, NRE, opioids, photos, TSA
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Wildlife Trafficking (video)
The illegal slaughter and trade in wildlife—such as elephants, rhinoceroses, and tigers—is worth an estimated $7 billion to $23 billion a year, and is pushing some animals to the brink of extinction. A team led by Kim Gianopoulos, a director … Continue reading
Posted in International Affairs, Video
Tagged Africa, CITES, elephants, IAT, illegal trade, ivory, large animals, rhinoceroses, tigers, transnational criminals
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