WILDLEX

The defendant Cen Zahangyao colluded with overseas person Ayazi and defendant Wuzheng, whilst planning to smuggle saker falcons (national key protection animals) out of China to other countries. After some negotiations, Wu Zheng took responsibility for booking cargo space, arranging customs documents.

The appellant pleaded guilty to being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the restriction on the importation of wild birds. The appellant was concerned in smuggling 23 wildbirds from Thailand.

The appellant was convicted of 22 offences of unlawfully importing or dealing with animals and birds of endangered species. The appellant was concerned in importing 23 birds of prey in two suit cases.

On 28 November 2000 a consignment arrived at Heathrow from the Cameroons on a Swissair flight via Zurich. The consignor was Mrs Monie and the consignee and importer the appellant. The consignment contained for the most part frozen cassava leaves and indeed that was how the accompanying documents described it.

In May 2O12, Bocha X. transported five ivory from Guangxi to Shuangfeng. Together with Min L. and Dingsheng L., he moved the ivory to Dingsheng L.'s house to weigh and settle the payment. In July of the same year, Bocha X. transported ivory to Shuangfeng, and he with Min L.

From March 2018 to March 2019, Chao X. successively purchased one ball python, one red-tailed anaconda, and four Asian rock pythons for breeding. Among them, he sold the red-tailed anaconda to a person named “Xiaowu” in Huadiwan, Guangzhou at a price of 1,200 yuan, and sold an Asian rock python (Python) to Liu at a price of 3500 yuan.

At the end of December 2017, Jianghui Y. sold 6 antelope horns to Huang at a price of 9090 yuan. On February 4, 2018, Yutao G. and Xingjuan W. sold three suspected bear galls to Jianghui Y. at a price of 1800 yuan each, and later Jianghui Y. sold them to Huang. After identification, two of them were bear galls. On February 6, 2018, Yutao G.

Since 2009, after obtaining a wildlife management license from the Forestry Bureau of Yichang, Chen had been operating wild animals in Luofo Village, Taipingxi Town, Yiling District, Yichang City.

From March to April 2016, the defendant Deng purchased one piece of ivory carving and a piece of ivory necklace from the WeChat friend Tong through the WeChat for a total of RMB 740.

In October of the lunar calendar in 2014, Yibing H. purchased a dead body of black bear from others, and then commissioned Fatian D. to sell it. In the first half of 2016, Faguo D. and Fatian D. negotiated to do a wildlife business together. Fatian D. was responsible for purchase and sale. Faguo D.