Insight Paper · February 2026
What is the Current Value of the Illegal Wildlife Trade?
The $7–23 billion figures in common use trace back to a handful of reports published between 2000 and 2012, and largely cite one another rather than new evidence.
Resources
Papers and practical guidance published by the Foundation, made available to partners, co‑funders and practitioners working in conservation law enforcement.
Insight Papers
Concise, evidence‑informed papers on questions of practical importance to conservation law enforcement.
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Insight Paper · January 2026
Prosecution Outcomes in Wildlife Crime: What the Court Records Show
Placeholder summary — what conviction and sentencing records from four jurisdictions indicate about where cases are lost.
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Insight Paper · December 2025
Ranger Welfare and Retention in Protected Area Management
Placeholder summary — pay, leave and insurance arrangements set against reported attrition across site‑based programmes.
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Insight Paper · November 2025
Following the Money: Financial Investigation in Wildlife Crime Cases
Placeholder summary — where financial investigation has been used alongside wildlife charges, and what it added.
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Best Practices
Practice documents drawn from partner experience in the field and in court.
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Best Practice · June 2026
Community Engagement in Anti-Poaching Operations
Placeholder summary — how patrol teams and neighbouring communities set expectations before an operation, and who speaks for each side.
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Best Practice · May 2026
Intelligence‑Led Patrol Planning
Placeholder summary — turning informant reports and seizure records into a patrol roster a site manager can actually staff.
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Best Practice · April 2026
Prosecutor Liaison for Wildlife Crime Cases
Placeholder summary — what a prosecutor needs from a ranger team, and when in the case it has to arrive.
Guidelines
Best‑practice documents prepared with partners for field and prosecution teams.
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Guideline · March 2026
Standard Operating Procedures for Evidence Handling
Placeholder summary — seizure to courtroom: custody records, storage and the handover points where cases are most often weakened.
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Guideline · March 2026
Ranger Welfare Baseline Checklist
Placeholder summary — a short self‑assessment for programme managers reviewing conditions of service at a site.