Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge (WCTC)
Wildlife trafficking is pushing many animals towards extinction, including species of elephants, rhinos, tigers, pangolins, turtles, and parrots. The crisis also has a human toll: in the last decade, more than 1,000 rangers have lost their lives protecting wildlife. Criminal networks that are increasingly involved in wildlife trafficking are more organized, sophisticated, and technologically advanced than ever before. For this reason, the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge called on the global community to harness the power of science and technology to address four wildlife-trafficking related issues.
WCTC Winners and Partners
In 2017, USAID convened winners of the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge as well as key partners and supporters to discuss successes, challenges and lessons, and to identify ways to continue exploring and elevating the role of science and technology in fighting wildlife crime.
Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Resources
Insights from Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Winners and Partners
In November 2017, USAID convened winners of the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge as well as key partners and supporters to discuss successes, challenges and lessons, and to identify ways to continue exploring and elevating the role of science and technology in fighting wildlife crime.
Elephant
The winners of USAID's Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge are harnessing the power of science and technology to protect elephants, rhinos and other species targeted by wildlife traffickers.
