Anything that will help stop the decimation of our wildlife ..this appear to be a good step....We have got to stop killing our planet.

Please, yes. If we band together we can make a difference. For instance, China announced it was going to lift the ban on the trade of tiger bones and rhinoceros horns. After a huge outcry and protests from environmental groups, China postponed their decision. Currently, hunters, poachers, and trophy hunters are murdering majestic beasts and other wildlife. The aggressive upswing of poaching rhinoceros and elephant tusks, the decimation of the tiger population, the murder of sharks by cutting off their fins, allowing them to float to the bottom of the ocean to die, the brutality of hacking off ape hands, sadly, the list goes on. We, as humans, have been charged with care of wildlife. If we do nothing, many species will fade to the memory of extinction.

Wildlife is important to an overarching ecosystem. Helping to protect animals against poaching is the very least we can do. I want my children to live in a world where these animals are not just legends.

Yes, please. Sometimes, it is worth doubling the cheese cloth and providing an extra layer of protection. Additionally, could you, please, reinstate the ban on elephants trophies? And, before the bears wake up, could you please put a stop the bear bating with bacon and doughnuts. I mean could you resist doughnuts and bacon after sleeping the winter? PS If you are wondering why a “Republican” would propose this legislation. It is to test whether or not you will take the ethical high road, or provide them with ammunition come 2020. 🤷🏼‍♀️Or maybe he just likes wild cats, he is from the back woods of Florida.

If we don’t use every possible tool to combat these inhumane behaviors we will lose these magnificent animals. That would be a sin.

We must do everything we can to save the animals - especially endangered species. We are interrelated with all creatures, insects, plants, somewhere along the line. WE MUST STOP THIS SLAUGHTERING. A resounding YES!

👍🏻👍🏻 “Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act of 2018” 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m in full agreement with and recommend the passage of this bill — known as the “Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act of 2018”— would authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime. The State Department — which already offers rewards in exchange for information that helps deter transnational organized crime — would now be able to offer cash rewards in exchange for information about wildlife trafficking, such as poaching and illegal trade in wildlife. Cash rewards for whistleblowers are an effective tool for fighting wildlife trafficking. Explicitly allowing the State Department to give rewards in exchange for information that helps fight these crimes will help improve detection and deterrence of these crimes. SneakyPete......... 👍🏻🦓🦍🐘🦛🦏👍🏻. 😎 2*16*19..........

Tree of Life, Circle of Life, whatever you want to call it; the removal of a species, any species, creates ripples that we have yet to fully understand. Any species that has been eradicated by mankind are even larger ripples. Yes, do whatever you can to STOP the removal of a species by man. The idea of a planet devoid of elephants, tigers, rhinoceros, and many other species is an anathema to me!

These animals contribute to the balance of life and are sentient beings. To hunt and kill them are acts of murder.

HR-97 is good step in providing cash rewards for whistleblowers are an effective tool for fighting wildlife trafficking. Explicitly allowing the State Department to give rewards in exchange for information that helps fight these crimes will help improve detection and deterrence of these crimes. However, this bill Must also require a mandatory Staffing of competent qualified State Department officials to the currently dramatically understaffed Department of State❗

I think that’s absolutely great idea and make the penalties so high that it funds the whole service. I also think they should make it retroactive in drag in that idiot Ted Nugent. They may also want to investigate if any endangered species were harmed in building that thing that’s on Donald Trump’s head. That couldn’t possibly be any kind of human hair. I think there should be a full investigation into exactly what it is and where he got it.

Whatever it takes to protect the worlds vulnerable animals from the Awful Jaws of humankind

Wildlife trafficking often goes hand-in-hand with drug and human trafficking. We should do whatever we can to stop it.

The argument against this bill is simply that the state department already has the ability to offer rewards. So, my question is, what's the harm in making it more official to offer the incentive to stop these crimes? The State Department is responsible for foreign matters, including trafficking. Each individual State should not be solely responsible for what comes into it's borders, or the weakest states will be the entry points for these crimes against nature. And these weaker States will likely see disruption and ruin of the local ecosystem, as we've seen in such areas like the Everglades with invasive species.