Database of Wildlife Related Law
On the 9 December 2014, elements of the Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife Buea received a letter from military officials who were on a mixed control mission in the town of Misselele, about a seizure of pangolin scales and elephant ivories carried out on the 8 December.
In October 2013, BABA AHMADOU, the board chairperson of the telecoms company VIETTEL, sent a complaint to the Buea Judicial police about some of his collaborators indulging in smuggling elephant tusks and pangolin scales in the national territory tarnishing the reputation of their firm.
On the 4 August 2013, the conservator of Korup National Park received reliable information about an elephant being killed in the village of Ikenge. The conservator mobilized a team together with the military to carry out a field investigation to this effect. On their way to the village, the team kept an open eye for any evidence.
On the night of the 5 breaking 6 April 2012, the accused persons were arrested in the Forest Management Unit N° 09-025, a protected area by elements of the conservation service. They were found in possession of trophies of protected animal species, including 4 Blue Duikers, 1 Bay duiker, 2 pangolins, 01 hunting gun and 13 ammunitions.
In March 2016, the accused persons were found in the Forest of Malabo, in PK 45 with a war arm, 01 Kalashnikov and 12 ammunitions hidden in a tree trunk.
On the 11 July 2014, elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused in the said park in possession of a hunting gun, 10 Blue Duikers, 06 De Brazza’s Monkeys, and 02 Bay Duikers. He accepted criminal responsibility and pleaded guilty.
The accused NGALLA Mohamed was arrested for involuntary murder, complicity in the illegal killing of totally protected animal species, and illegal detention of an arm. He was prosecuted before the Court of First Instance Yokadouma and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment term and to pay 200.000 XAF for fines.
On the 18 December 2013, elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park organized an anti-poaching patrol mission and arrested the accused with 01 hunting gun and ammunitions in the said park. He admitted criminal responsibility and confessed committing the offences as charged.
On the night of the 13 breaking 14 August 2013, elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park received reliable information about an ongoing illegal poaching activity in that zone. Following this the team organized a field mission and arrested the accused SANGHA Jean Réne in possession of an arm and two (2) ivory tusks.
On the 20 June 2016, Bertoua military officials received reliable information about an ongoing illegal poaching activity in the zone of Libongo, sub division of Salapoumbe. The military officials mobilized a squadron of 175 gendarmes who left Bertoua to the said zone to arrest the traffickers.
