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NWC Speaking at EDTx 2017
Earth Day Texas, or EDTx 2017, will take place Friday, April 21st – Sunday, April 23rd, 2017, in Dallas, Texas. EDTx is notably "the world’s largest annual forum for sharing the latest initiatives, discoveries, research, innovations, policies and corporate practices...
An Uncertain Future for South Africa’s Rhinos
On April 5, 2017, South Africa’s Constitutional Court legalized domestic trade in rhino horn against the South African government’s desire to keep the ban in place. South Africa is home to 70% of the world’s dwindling population of rhinos, and...
Tackling Wildlife Trafficking: Legal Tools and Tactics
The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) hosted the second part of its seminar series on wildlife crime whistleblowers on March 28th, 2017. “Representing Wildlife Whistleblowers: Technical Skills for Lawyers” focused on wildlife crime prosecutions and...
Elephant Action League’s Wildleaks Joins NWC’s Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program
Press Release March 29, 2017 Elephant Action League (EAL), through its project WildLeaks, and the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), through its Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program, are thrilled to announce a collaboration that will enable wildlife whistleblowers around the world to...
New Legislation to Improve IRS Whistleblower Protections
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Wyden today introduced critically needed legislation to protect IRS whistleblowers from workplace retaliation. The National Whistleblower Center strongly believes that this legislation is crucial to effectively prevent honest employees from having their careers destroyed, simply...
Despite Bipartisan Efforts to Stand Up to Wildlife Trafficking, Agencies Continue Their Standstill
Last year, Steve Kohn informed the world about dormant whistleblower provisions in wildlife protection laws that, if activated, would effectively combat wildlife trafficking. While several branches of the U.S. government have committed to addressing trafficking activities that have pushed many...
World Wildlife Day Comes at a Turning Point in Wildlife Protection History
Today is UN World Wildlife Day, which marks the day that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), was signed in 1973. Celebrated globally, World Wildlife Day raises awareness of the importance of...
Seminar Series on Whistleblowing Highlights Need for Robust System of Protection and Rewards
On February 9th the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), in partnership with the National Whistleblower Center, hosted the first seminar in a two-part series on wildlife whistleblowing. “Harnessing the Power of Whistleblowers: Combating Wildlife Crime” focused on the vital role that...
IRS Whistleblower Advocates Hopeful New Administration Upholds “Collected Proceeds” Tax Court Decision
In a press release issued today, attorneys for a husband and wife tax fraud whistleblowers, expressed optimism that President Trump's pick for Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin would show support for the IRS Whistleblower Office by not appealing a the...
Wildcat Foundation Awards Grant for Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program
Washington, D.C. January 26, 2017. The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) announced today that it received a significant grant from The Wildcat Foundation. This grant will provide primary funding for the NWC’s Global Wildlife Whistleblower Program. The NWC’s emerging Global Wildlife...
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