EAGLE (organization) explained

EAGLE network (Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the activist Ofir Drori to combat crime linked to the trafficking of protected animals in Africa. The organisation also fights corruption, which is detected in the majority of its activities.^{[1] [2]}

EAGLE works on a model of collaboration with governments in investigations, arrest operations, legal follow-up and media activities aimed at enforcing the law.^[3] It uses investigators who have infiltrated criminal networks to arrest them^[4] in coordination with national authorities.^[5]

Structure

EAGLE is a network of eight national non-governmental organisations in sub-Saharan Africa. The first NGO in the network^[6] is named LAGA and was created by Ofir Drori in Cameroon^[7] in 2003.^[8] Other members are Conservation Justice in Gabon^[9] created in 2017 by Luc Mathot,^[10] EAGLE Sénégal^[11] in 2017,^[12] PALF in Congo in 2010,^[13] EAGLE Togo in 2013,^[14] and EAGLE Ivory Coast in 2017.^[15]

Arrests

In 20 years, the EAGLE network has led to the arrest of 2,000 traffickers^[16] an average of 100 criminals per year. In 2019, the network arrested 171 traffickers.^[17]

EAGLE Côte d'Ivoire has led to the arrest of 79 traffickers in 6 years,^[18] including a major case in 2017, with the arrest of six criminals and the seizure of half a tonne of pangolin scales, half a tonne of ivory and firearms.^{[19] [20]} EAGLE Senegal is behind the biggest arrest of ivory traffickers in the country's history.^[21] In 2015, EAGLE Guinea (GALF), in cooperation with the Guinean law enforcement agencies, arrested the national CITES officer, Ansoumane Doumbouya, in a case involving the corruption of animal export permits^[22] including bonobos, gorillas and chimpanzees.^[23]

Books

A book on the origin of EAGLE The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent^[24] was co-written by Ofir Drori and David McDannald. A second book, Pour une poignée d'ivoire, about an operation in Côte d'Ivoire in 2018, was written by Jean-Claude Vignoli.^[25]

Documentaries

In 2016, The Ivory Game recounts the work of EAGLE Togo.^[26] In 2023, Conservation Justice is the subject of a documentary by Maxime Ginolin^[27] depicting the NGO activities.

External links

• EAGLE Network

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-04-25 . Plus de cent trafiquants arrêtés pour massacre d'animaux dans sept pays d’Afrique en 2021 . 2023-05-07 . Mongabay Environmental News . fr-FR.
2. Web site: Clark . Nick . Wildlife crime: Stealing animals to sell as pets . 2023-05-07 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
3. Web site: EAGLE Network - Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement . 2023-04-19 . www.eagle-enforcement.org . en.
4. Web site: 2016-06-08 . How Saving One Chimp Led to a New Kind of Anti-Poaching Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526135355/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ofir-drori-wildlife-corruption-laga . dead . May 26, 2022 . 2023-05-07 . National Geographic . en.
5. News: Gorman . James . 2015-10-12 . African Conservation Group With Unusual Mission: Enforcement . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-25 . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Champion wildlife crime opponent awarded top WWF honours . 2023-05-07 . wwf.panda.org . en.
7. Web site: EAGLE Network - Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement . 2023-05-07 . www.eagle-enforcement.org . en.
8. Web site: The Fight to End Corruption as a Key Strategy in Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Globally . 2023-05-07 . National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs . en-US.
9. Web site: Conservation Justice . 2023-05-07 . conservationjustice.org . fr-FR.
10. Web site: EAGLE Network - Gabon . 2023-05-07 . www.eagle-enforcement.org . en.
11. Web site: EAGLE Sénégal . fr.
12. Web site: EAGLE Network - Senegal . 2023-05-07 . www.eagle-enforcement.org . en.
13. Web site: A propos de nous « PALF . 2023-05-07 . fr-FR.
14. Web site: Interview : A la découverte de l'ONG EAGLE-togo . 2023-05-07 . TOGO REVEIL . fr.
15. Web site: Akilé . Francis . 2023-03-21 . Trafic d’espèces protégées en Côte d’Ivoire : L’ONG EAGLE-Côte d’Ivoire fait son bilan de 6 ans d’existence ! . 2023-05-07 . LeMandat Express . fr-FR.
16. Web site: The Fight to End Corruption as a Key Strategy in Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Globally . 2023-05-07 . National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs . en-US.
17. 2020-04-19 . Le très juteux trafic du pangolin . La Croix . fr-FR . 0242-6056 . 2023-05-07.
18. Web site: Akilé . Francis . 2023-03-21 . Trafic d’espèces protégées en Côte d’Ivoire : L’ONG EAGLE-Côte d’Ivoire fait son bilan de 6 ans d’existence ! . 2023-05-07 . LeMandat Express . fr-FR.
19. News: Searcey . Dionne . 2018-01-25 . Ivory Coast Arrests Six in Ring That Smuggled Parts of Elephants, Leopards and Pangolins . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-25 . 0362-4331.
20. Web site: AFP . 2018-01-25 . Côte d'Ivoire: saisie de 600 kg d'ivoire et 600 kg d'écailles de pangolin (police) . 2023-05-11 . Geo.fr . fr.
21. 2017-08-24 . Lion and hippo teeth seized in Senegal's biggest ivory haul . Reuters . en . 2023-05-07.
22. Web site: CITES Secretariat confirms the arrest of former wildlife director in Guinea and applauds national authorities' work CITES . 2023-05-07 . cites.org.
23. Web site: 2015-09-03 . Busted: Guinean wildlife official arrested for trafficking chimpanzees . 2023-05-07 . Mongabay Environmental News . en-US.
24. Book: Ofir Drori . The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent . Pegasus book . 978-1605983271.
25. Web site: Pour une poignée d'ivoire . 2023-05-20 . Éditions Favre . fr-FR.
26. Web site: The Ivory Game . The IMDb . en.
27. Web site: Communiqué de presse - Documentaire : Trafic d’ivoire et braconnage, un documentaire révèle les dessous d’un trafic international . 2023-05-07 . 24presse.