Focus Areas

Together with the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, ENRD lawyers are working to ensure that full effect is given to the federal statutes and enforcement regimes that provide for the humane treatment of captive, farmed, and companion animals across the United States. 

Addressing climate change is an important feature of the Division’s work. The Environment and Natural Resources Division prioritizes actions to address greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change in its civil and criminal enforcement.

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Wildlife trafficking threatens security, hinders economic development, and undermines the rule of law. The illicit trade in wildlife is decimating many species worldwide and threatens iconic species such as rhinoceroses, elephants, and tigers with extinction. The Department of Justice is committed to pursuing criminal sanctions against those who violate our federal wildlife trafficking laws.

ENRD supports a broad range of federal agency programs.  While we most frequently work to support programs of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, our work also furthers the mission of virtually every other federal agency.