WILDLEX

On the 23rd day of August 2021 at Kanumba within Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area the accused were found by UWA having illegally entered and cultivated yam, cassava and opium. They were also found in possession of 6 wire snares and 5 pangas.

The accused person were arrested with seven hippopotamus teeth amounting to 12kgs. They were taken to Kasese CPS and charged.

That on the 21st day of June 2019 while on patrol, the rangers met the accused person inside Queen Elizabeth National Park along the boundary laying wire snares in Muhokya. That he was about 50m from the pole demarcating the boundary. He was arrested and charged with the two counts.

Accused persons was charged for illegal entry into a wildlife protected area and convicted on his own plea of guilty.

The accused was arrested and charged for illegal entry into a wildlife protected area of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Accused was charged and arraigned in court. He pleaded not guilty but prosecution did not produce witnesses to prove its case. Case dismissed for want of prosecution.

Accused persons was arrested and charged for illegally entering a wildlife conservation area in Murchison Falls national park c/s 30 and 70 (a) UWA, 2019 and for hunting wildlife species without a permit contrary to section 29 and 70 (a) UWA, 2019.

Accused persons were charged on three counts but pleaded guilty to the first count of illegal entry but not guilty to the other two counts.

Accused persons illegally entered a wildlife protected area of Queen Elizabeth National park, from where thy were arrested with 4 pangers, 3 spikes and 200 hooks and charged. They pleaded guilty and were convicted on their own plea of guilty.