WILDLEX

It was alleged that the accused person on 10 March 2015 Chanumba Village within Chamwino District was found in possession of wildebeest tail and lizard skin. The accused was found guilty.

It was alleged that the accused persons on 15/2/2009 at Leken area, Selela village, Monduli District in Arusha region were found in unlawful possession of fresh wildebeest meat. The accused denied the charges. The accused persons were found guilty and were therefore convicted.

This is a criminal case in which a tremendous effort to smuggle psittacine (parrot) birds into the United States from the Republic of Mexico was exposed. There is a quarantine against the importation of such species into the United States. The indictment was in ten counts. Three separate conspiracies were charged (Counts 1, 4, and 7).

On July 17, 2015, Mbo Mwampongo, Ayembe Gérald and Botamba Ekoto went to Djaka forest where they captured ninety parrots using glue-coated wooden twigs put on trees. Caught by rangers they were brought before the state prosecutor.

On the material date, at 22.00 hrs at Tingirima village within Bunda District in Mara Region, the accused was found in the possession of skins of dik-dik, two pieces of dried meat of the wildebeest and a piece of elephant tusk, after an emergence search in his house, a house owned by his mother and elder brother while he was sleeping.

The appellants in the court below were found to be in possession of game animal, alternatively government trophy, namely wildebeest skin, without being licenced or authorised to possess same.

In January 2017, Bendo-Moukouli Eddy contacted one known as Destin for illicit capture of parrots and gave him the sum of XAF 450,000 (four hundred and fifty thousand) to get all the necessary materials for the operation. Destin then captured illegally 141 (one hundred and forty one) heads of parrots.

In June 2015, Ngo Sylvestre a Cameroonian entered into Congo and settled at the village Bolozo, Ngbala district where he benefitted from the complicity of Bouba Bonaventure a native from this village to capture an important quantity of parrots. They arrested and brought to the state prosecutor then sent to court for trial.

In December 2016, Lessia Punda Tudi and Ngai Mathurin resident in Ouesso at Mindongo area decided to organize an operation to capture parrots in the Nouabale Ndoki national park, an area forbidden for hunting. During ranger patrols they were arrested and brought to the state prosecutor and then sent to court for trial.

On January 20, 2016, Niama Pololo Elie left Ngombe to Mbirou to capture parrots. While there, he managed to capture 58 (fifty eight) parrots before been caught by rangers.