Canada participates in large-scale global enforcement operation aimed at disrupting wildlife and forest crimes
The reach of wildlife and forest crime is global in scope; therefore, strong cooperation between Canadian and international partners is essential to tackling wildlife trafficking and related crimes.
- The reach of wildlife and forest crime is global in scope; therefore, strong cooperation between Canadian and international partners is essential to tackling wildlife trafficking and related crimes.
- In October 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers participated in Operation Thunder 2023, a month-long global operation involving 133 countries.
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The results of this operation extend beyond Canada's borders and demonstrate that collaborative enforcement work on a global scale disrupts illegal wildlife activity. - Operation Thunder 2023 is the seventh global operation in the yearly "Thunder" series, which started with Operation Thunderbird in 2017.