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2 arrested and baby chimp rescued in Douala
Cameroon, 24 Jan 20192 arrested and baby chimp rescued in Douala. Serge was leading the LAGA team with Aime, Loveline, Gilbert and Anna that is taking care of this baby till he is with the Sanaga Yong Sanctuary for his lifetime care. He is strong and active. The man claimed to have sold gorillas and chimps in the past.
2 traffickers arrested with 4 tusks
Gabon, 22 Jan 20192 traffickers arrested with 4 tusks. Good work of Conservation Justice with the Gabonese authorities.
3 traffickers arrested with 9 tusks
Congo, 15 Jan 20193 traffickers arrested with 9 tusks of very young elephants. One is a military man used the impunity of his uniforms to cover the crimes. He is the cusin of the head of the prison he is supposed to be locked in. Perrine’s team continues to battle through the many challenges of corruption.
2 traffickers arrested with 2 lion skins and 3 leopard skins
Burkina Faso, 17 Dec 20182 traffickers arrested with 2 lion skins and 3 leopard skins
3 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Gabon, 15 Dec 20183 traffickers, 2 of them from Burkina Faso, arrested with two leopard skins and an ivory tusk
An ivory trafficker arrested with 4 tusks
Gabon, 12 Dec 2018An ivory trafficker arrested with 4 tusks.
5 traffickers arrested with 45kg pangolin scales
Cameroon, 6 Dec 20185 traffickers arrested with 45kg pangolin scales. Great work of LAGA's team - Serge, Aime, Loveline and Anna with the authorities.
2 traffickers arrested with 37 kg of pangolin scales
Togo, 5 Dec 20182 traffickers arrested with 37 kg of pangolin scales in Lome. Pangolins are still getting massacred for the illegal trade in their scales.
3 traffickers arrested with more than 500 wildlife skins
Senegal, 1 Dec 20183 traffickers arrested with more than 500 wildlife skins, including at least 3 lions, several leopards cut into pieces and 5 more protected species.
A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin
Guinea, 1 Dec 2018A trafficker arrested with a leopard skin
A corrupt military man arrested with 2 ivory tusks
Congo, 27 Nov 2018A corrupt military man arrested with 2 ivory tusks. He is a member of a forest infantry battalion, operating at the border with the Central African Republic, an army unit supporting ecoguards in combating the trafficking of weapons and wildlife products. He transported the ivory concealed in army bag an used his function to deceive the authorities at control posts.
A Cameroonian trafficker arrested with 4 tusks
Gabon, 5 Nov 2018A Cameroonian trafficker arrested with four tusks. Again good work of Conservation Justice team with the authorities.
