The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency that monitors financial transactions to identify money laundering and other financial crimes has issued a guide for financial institutions to combat illegal wildlife trafficking trade by identifying, targeting and reporting suspicious financial activity.

The guide issued by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) explicitly emphasises the role wildlife trade financial criminality plays in fuelling the threat of money laundering and enabling criminal organisations to channel illicit funds through the financial system.

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