WILDLEX

The appellants were convicted of hunting game animals without a licence contrary to section 15(1) as read with section 15(2)(b) of the Fauna Conservation Act by the senior magistrate, Francistown, on 23 July 1985 and each were fined P150 and sentenced to six months' imprisonment which was conditionally suspended.

This was an appeal against his conviction and sentences in the High Court. The appellant was convicted by the Magistrate's Court at Maun of unlawful possession of Government trophies, namely 12 elephant tusks, contrary to section 82(2) of the Fauna Conservation Act (Cap. 38:01) (1973 Rev.).

The accused were charged and convicted of contravening section 15 (1) of the Fauna Conservation Act. The first appellant killed three kudus whereas his licence only permitted him to hunt for two springboks.

The appellant was convicted by the magistrate court with four men of illegal hunting and killing of a conserved animal, giraffe (without a license or permit) contrary to the Fauna Conservation Proclamation. The appellant himself did not kill the animal but instructed the other four men to kill the animal.

This is an appeal against the refusal of an application by Baiphethi Molefe to the Chief Magistrate sitting at Maun on 6th May, 1982, for the return of a rifle which had been confiscated in a case in which Pelaelo Mosheti was convicted of unlawful hunting without a licence contrary to section 15 (4) as read with (2) (b) (i) of the Fauna Conserva

This is an appeal case against a sentence imposed on a first time offender who pleaded guilty of being in unlawful possession of a Government trophy.

This was an appeal against the decision of the Chief Magistrate that convicted and sentenced the appellants of a series of offences arising out of killing wild animals. The appellants also sought to vary the forfeiture order against the rifles and vehicle that were found to have been used in the commission of the offences.

The appellant was charged with hunting of specially protected game and arrested. They applied for bail and the magistrate declined the application until the investigations were finalised. The court mero motu raised the issue whether the matter was appealable given the apparent hybrid nature of the order given.

An appeal against the judgement of a Magistrate Court against the accused for excessive conviction for unlawful hunting of rhinos and insufficient evidence to sustain conviction. The appeal was dismissed as lacking merit and the decision of the Magistrate Court affirmed.