WildLeaks Report: The World's First Whisleblower Initiative Dedicated To Wildlife Crime

September 8, 2020: Six years after the launch of the WildLeaks Project, Earth League International (ELI) is thrilled to release its first comprehensive report on this ground-breaking initiative. ELI realized, years ago, that the most crucial information about environmental/wildlife crime, and environmental crime in general, is in the hands of untapped sources working and living around the world, both inside and outside the criminal networks facilitating environmental/wildlife crime. So in response, ELI launched WildLeaks in 2014, a “safe space” online where anyone, whistleblowers around the world, can share this crucial information securely, anonymously, and with very limited personal riskThis report introduces the reader to whistleblowing in the context of environmental crime. More specifically, the reader is introduced to WildLeaks and the potential for whistleblowers to play a critical role in fighting back against environmental crime. The purpose of the report is to educate a global population about the potential of the WildLeaks platform, provide information on the submissions received to date, and identify possible actions that would allow ELI to enhance that potential. Released on September 8th, 2020. This is the first report published by the wildlife whistle-blowing initiative known as WildLeaks