By Virginia Blaser
I would like to take the opportunity of this year’s World Wildlife Day to highlight the American people’s commitment to combatting the global scourge of wildlife trafficking and to draw attention to how and where the American and Tanzanian peoples and governments can work together to save the world’s precious wildlife.
I know that everyday Tanzanians share these goals, and I note that President Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere once said that "…the survival of our wildlife is a matter of grave concern to all of us in Africa.
These wild creatures amid the wild places they inhabit are not only important as a source of wonder and inspiration, but are an integral part of our natural resources and our future livelihood and well being."
During his trip to Tanzania last summer, President Barack Obama underscored the American commitment by signing an Executive Order on combating wildlife trafficking. This order defined wildlife trafficking as “the poaching of protected species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their derivative parts and products.”
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Efforts to combat wildlife crime to protect our heritage should continue.
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