Despite international agreements to combat illegal wildlife trade, poaching and trafficking is booming. Governments are meeting Wednesday in Botswana to evaluate current measures. As illegal wildlife activity reaches alarmingly high levels worldwide, governments are meeting in Kasane, Botswana, Wednesday to discuss the success of current measures against poaching and wildlife trafficking. The intergovernmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade will evaluate the 2014 London Declaration signed by 41 governments, recognizing illegal wildlife trade as a crime connected to corruption and organized criminality and promising to implement effective deterrents to eradicate the market for illicit wildlife products. The number of rhinos killed in South Africa alone in 2014 jumped by 21 percent compared to 2013, while elephants continue to be killed in their tens of thousands for ivory, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), which says governments have to turn promises into action.