Known poaching activity accounts for a high percentage of illegally killed elephants in Central and Eastern Africa, with lower rates in Western and Southern Africa. The chief transit points were found in central Chad, Lubumbashi, the DRC, as well as in the centre of the country, Uganda, Nairobi, Kenya, Lilongwe, Malawi, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe (on the border of South Africa) and Lusaka and Livingstone in Zambia (Nellemann et al. To adapt to this challenge a coordinated and comprehensive strategy is needed that both reduces demand for illegal products and enhances enforcement capacities.4 Law enforcement agencies would benefit from access to strategic intelligence, which enhances the capacity to interpret trends and reevaluate on the ground tactics before the traffickers can adapt. It is important to build capacity amongst national law enforcement agencies and local monitoring networks.