The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) paid an inexperienced company $256,100 for a campaign to reduce demand for illegally trafficked wildlife and products in the U.S., according to federal investigators.
The Department of the Interior’s inspector general (IG) found FWS “improperly awarded” a cooperative agreement to the two-person company Partner-Impact for a “consumer-focused national education and outreach campaign to reduce demand for illegally traded wildlife and wildlife products in the United States.” – READ MORE