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1 The President's Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking 1 (2014)

handle is hein.prescomm/przwiltrk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: June 9, 2014 The President's Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking The President's Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Advisory Council), whose members were appointed pursuant to Section 5 of Executive Order 13648, respectfully submits the following recommendations to implement the National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking (National Strategy), which was released by the White House on February 11, 2014. The Advisory Council is forwarding these recommendations to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking (Task Force), established under Section 2 of E.O. 13648 and co-chaired by Secretaries Kerry and Jewell and Attorney General Holder. The Advisory Council adopted these recommendations by consensus in a public meeting on June 9, 2014. The Council looks forward to working with the Task Force and the White House to implement these recommendations, in furtherance of the national policy to combat wildlife trafficking, as set forth by the President in Section 1 of E.O. 13648, and as described more fully in the National Strategy. The recommendations are organized below around the three strategic priorities set forth in the National Strategy: (1) Strengthen Enforcement; (2) Reduce Demand for Illegally Traded Wildlife; and (3) Expand International Cooperation and Commitment. Respectfully submitted: Judith McHale, Chair, Advisory Council David J. Hayes, Vice-Chair, Advisory Council Members: Alternates: David H. Barron Crawford J. Allen Patrick J. Bergin Stanley T. Asah Tod H. Cohen Marcus A. Asner Carter S. Roberts Susan R. Lieberman Cristian T. Samper John T. Webb STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT Increase Enforcement of Existing U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Laws 1. The Task Force Should Take Steps to Increase the Number of Significant Wildlife Trafficking Prosecutions in the U.S. and Seek More Serious Punishment for Such Crimes The Advisory Council notes that the United States prosecutes relatively few wildlife traffickers and the penalties imposed for violators are the lowest of all of the 32 so-called primary offense

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