(1) Updating range maps for wild cheetah populations in Somaliland and East Africa to increase knowledge of their distribution and potential sources for trafficking; (2) developing cheetah trafficking models to map patterns of probable transport routes from wild populations in East Africa to buyers in the Arabian Peninsula; (3) increasing the capacity of Somaliland law enforcement and judiciary authorities to investigate, interdict, prosecute and prevent trafficking of cheetahs in the field and the courts; and (4) using cheetah trafficking models and developed skill sets to guide law enforcement interventions and increase arrests and prosecutions of traffickers in Somaliland.
Mapping Illicit Trafficking Networks and Strengthening Law Enforcement Capacity to combat Cheetah Trade in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
