By Steven Kohn, Kohn Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Ashley Binetti, National Whistleblower Center (May 5, 2017, 1:47 PM EDT) -- In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in wildlife crime, threatening the "security, political stability, economy, natural resources and cultural heritage of many countries."[1] The urgency and irreparable harm caused by wildlife trafficking is supported by the reality of an inverse incentive system:[2] The profitability of wildlife trafficking becomes higher as species become rarer.[3] Unfortunately, "[wildlife trafficking] is a multibillion-dollar international industry, with a low number of arrests and convictions," and "rhino horn is more valuable by weight than gold or cocaine."[4] Traffickers see an opportunity for a large payout, with a low risk of getting caught. These observations only bolster the need to effectively utilize whistleblowers — insiders — in the wildlife trafficking arena....