Dear Decisionmaker,
As your constituent and a supporter of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), I am writing to request that you support H.R. 2494, the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act.
Tigers are beautiful animals. That also means they fall victim to poachers and traders that use their skins to make wallets and other accessories. With fewer than 3,200 tigers left in the wild, there is an urgent need to stop the trafficking of tigers and other endangered wildlife.
Poaching and trafficking operations are growing in scale and sophistication, threatening the extinction of some of our most iconic species, including tigers. By some estimates, wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest illicit industry, behind only trafficking in drugs, weapons, and humans, and is supporting extremist groups abroad.
The END Wildlife Trafficking Act is an important bill because it bolsters efforts to better equip wildlife law enforcement and park rangers, often the first line of defense against poachers, traffickers and organized criminal syndicates benefiting from the illegal trade in wildlife.
Please support passage of this bipartisan legislation to prevent poaching and trafficking that is fueling terrorist networks and threatening iconic wildlife species with extinction.
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