Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking quotations from qualified vendors to plan, coordinate, facilitate, and support a Turtle Confiscation and Repatriation Workshop. The workshop will focus on wildlife trafficking response, evidence handling, animal welfare, interagency coordination, and international repatriation procedures. The selected vendor will provide services including workshop planning, facilitation support, logistics coordination, and technical support. The vendor should have experience in planning or facilitating wildlife conservation, law enforcement, customs, biosecurity, or international repatriation workshops.
Some key aspects of the job include:
• Confiscation protocols for trafficked turtles and tortoises
• Chain-of-custody and evidence handling
• Veterinary triage and biosecurity
• Temporary holding and transport requirements
• International repatriation coordination
• Permitting and regulatory compliance
• Interagency communication and operational planning
• Capacity building and stakeholder engagement