Shawn Karns
Shawn Karns, Executive Director of Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance, has served as a Wildlife Criminal Investigator for over 29 years. He specialises in complex investigations involving commercialisation, interstate and international transportation, and excessive harvest. He has participated in over 1000 wildlife investigations across the US and North America and has led multiple long-term international investigations into wildlife trafficking. Shawn also has extensive training and experience in digital evidence seizure and recovery. He routinely employs digital forensic tools to expose criminal networks.
Wildlife under siege

Wildlife under siege

by Stephanie Durno Karns and Shawn Karns | Jan 18, 2023

Humans are inextricably entwined with wildlife; the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals highlight that the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of wildlife is critical to the peace and prosperity of people and the planet. For...

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Shawn Karns
Shawn Karns, Executive Director of Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance, has served as a Wildlife Criminal Investigator for over 29 years. He specialises in complex investigations involving commercialisation, interstate and international transportation, and excessive harvest. He has participated in over 1000 wildlife investigations across the US and North America and has led multiple long-term international investigations into wildlife trafficking. Shawn also has extensive training and experience in digital evidence seizure and recovery. He routinely employs digital forensic tools to expose criminal networks.
Wildlife under siege

Wildlife under siege

by Stephanie Durno Karns and Shawn Karns | Jan 18, 2023 |

Humans are inextricably entwined with wildlife; the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals highlight that the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of wildlife is critical to the peace and prosperity of people and the planet. For...