Obama Signs END Wildlife Trafficking Act
President Barack Obama signed into law the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016, meant to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking and increase interagency involvement with pertinent governments. The bill would require the U.S. government to make recommendations…
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for how to address wildlife trafficking threats and would also instruct yearly reporting on how all appropriations to combat the illicit practice are being spent, according to the bill text (here). The Senate passed the bill Sept. 15, after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved it in April (see 1604280052). The House approved the bill Sept. 21.