Wildlife Crimes

Catalog description

This course is designed to begin with an overview of the world’s wildlife and conservation crime problem from a global perspective as well as the United States Fish and Wildlife Department. The wildlife crime problem is a preferred economic busi - ness practice of many organizations, including transnational organized crime groups and some terrorist organizations. The modules created for use in this course are designed to progress from the world view of wild- life and conservation crime to a more localized perspective that encom- passes the full spectrum of social, political, and economic issues affect - ing the United States. Finally, the violence and threat emanating from many wildlife criminal organizations will be studied, and future trends and implications will top off the course. (Credit may not be earned for