Wildlife Officials Train for Cross-Border Cooperation

Law enforcement and wildlife officials from eight African countries on Monday joined forces for a training program aimed at bringing wildlife traffickers to justice. The week-long training session, co-sponsored by the African Wildlife Foundation and International Fund for Animal Welfare, is designed to familiarize officials and law enforcers with ways of stopping traffickers of illegal animal products. Known as ARREST, or Africa's Regional Response to Endangered Species...

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