Specific activities of this cooperative agreement include: (1) investigation of significant wildlife traffickers, defined as those that employ or control poachers and play a significant role in at least one of the following: trafficking across national borders, engaging in or enabling corruption, and/or using sophisticated criminal methods; (2) facilitation of arrests of traffickers with the appropriate local law enforcement authorities; (3) legal follow-up of wildlife crime cases, including working with prosecutors and the judicial system to apply the law effectively and to ensure sentences are served; (4) media exposure of wildlife trafficking and penalties applied to deter others from engaging in wildlife crime; and (5) expansion of the organizational model to other countries to adapt to changes in wildlife trafficking routes and activity.