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Des peines peu dissuasives face aux crimes contre l'environnent au Gabon
Gabon, 17 Jul 2015Low deterrent sentences deal with crimes against surround in Gabon – coverage at Kanal7, a Gabonese Channel but broadcast also on Canalsat, available in all Africa. In Gabon, killing an elephant, ivory or leopard skins trafficking, as well as any other wildlife crime, leads only to low sentences. The prison sentences are 22 days on average, the maximum possible penalty is six months. AALF denounce this form of impunity that is likely to encourage any kind of trafficking. (in French)
Emission à Kanal7 sur le trafic de faune et l'exploitation forestière illégale
Gabon, 15 Jul 2015Luc Mathot, the co-founder of EAGLE Network spoke, about illegal logging at Kanal7, widely watched in African countries.
An ivory trafficker arrested with 2 elephant tusks
Togo, 9 Jul 2015An ivory trafficker arrested with 2 elephant tusks during an operation, carried out by the TALFF team and OCTRIB. The trafficker is kept behind bars, waiting for the trial. The punishment for illegal trade of protected wildlife species is up to 2 years imprisonment and 8,300 USD fine according to the law.
July starts with a bang!
Cameroon, 1 Jul 2015LAGA team works with authorities and got an arrest of two ape traffickers with 4 chimp skulls! Serge, Julius and Nancy continue the fight till they get to jail. One of the traffickers is the Head of an ecotourism company using this to trade in great apes. In June the EAGLE Network brought about the arrest of 36 wildlife traffickers!
9 traffickers of pangolin scales arrested at once
Uganda, 26 Jun 2015Excellent result brought an operation of EAGLE Uganda, where 9 traffickers were arrested during an attempt to sell pangolin scales. They were collecting the scales from smaller dealers and then came to one place to sell them and hoping to get their pay. They remain in prison instead. 50 kg of pangolin scales were seized, which presents about 100 animals killed.
A trafficker, 48 years old woman, arrested
Uganda, 25 Jun 2015A trafficker arrested with horns of several antelope species. The 48 year old women is facing maximum of 3 month imprisonment, as hunting, possessing or trading in these species is illegal in Uganda.
Air force soldier arrested 10 kg of ivory
Gabon, 19 Jun 2015Two ivory traffickers, Gabonese nationality, were arrested on June 19 during a swift operation in possession of4 ivory tusks of estimated weight a little over 10 kg. Yet another arrest, which demonstrates that the ivory trade continues to flourish despite all the strategies implemented and Libreville continues to be one of the hubs.
A trafficker arrested for trading in ostriches.
Uganda, 10 Jun 2015A trafficker was arrested with several accomplices during his attempt to sell 2 young ostriches by Natural Resource Conservation Network Team and Lira Central Police officers with assistance of EAGLE Uganda. They tried to get 3,500 USD for the two ostriches.
A trafficker arrested with fake trophies in Lomé
Togo, 9 Jun 2015A trafficker with fake skins and heads of lion and leopard was arrested as a result of TALF´s investigation. 6 leopard heads and 3 skins as well as 1 lion head and 2 skins were falsifications, made of dogs´ skins and heads with painted spots, but the trafficker wanted to sell them as real skins and scam buyers. He was arrested and transferred to the civil prison of Lomé, where he will be prosecuted for fraud, forgery and use of forgeries.
An ivory dealer arrested in Port-Gentil
Gabon, 8 Jun 2015An ivory dealer arrested in Port-Gentil, Gabon by the Police Judiciaire, les eaux et forêts, with the support of Conservation Justice, with 5 tusks and 19 pieces of ivory that can be used for making hankos or Chinese seals.
LAGA team hits again
Cameroon, 6 Jun 2015LAGA team hits again with an arrest of an ape trafficker with 4 chimp skulls and one mandrill skull.
7 traffickers behind bars in two days!
Senegal, 4 Jun 2015The series of arrests today and yesterday locked 7 traffickers behind bars! More than 200 bracelets seized with a minimum value if $65,000!
