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Prince William calls for global response to wildlife crime Prince William holds first talks with President Obama
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The Duke of Cambridge has called for a global response to "eradicate wildlife crime" ahead of a speech in Washington. The Duke of Cambridge has met US President Barack Obama at the White House as part of a three-day visit.
In a blog for the Huffington Post, Prince William said the response to illegal wildlife trading must evolve "rapidly". Prince William held talks with President Obama in the Oval Office.
The prince is due to address the World Bank and meet US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday. Later, the duke will address the World Bank on wildlife crime. Ahead of the speech, he wrote that the response to illegal wildlife trading must evolve "rapidly".
He is in the the United States for a three-day tour of the east coast with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge. The prince and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in New York last night.
Catherine will visit a development centre in Harlem later, before the couple attend an NBA basketball match. Catherine is visiting a development centre in Harlem, before the couple attend an NBA basketball match.
The duke is expected to tell the World Bank later that "some endangered species are now literally worth more than their weight in gold".
The prince is also set to describe the trade in elephant's tusks, rhino horns and other animal parts as "one of the most insidious forms of corruption and criminality in the world today".