WILDLEX

The court considered an appeal against the sentence imposed.

The two Accused had been convicted of unlawfully hunting game. The value of weapons and vehicle used in the commission of the offence exceeded the civil jurisdiction of a Subordinate Court, which accordingly referred the question of forfeiture of these articles to the High Court.

The Director-General, Department Of Environmental Affairs (2nd Respondent) invited the public to make written submissions on proposed lion export quota in line with CITES requirements.

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.

Elements of the Forestry and Wildlife control post of Mindourou organized an anti-poaching patrol in the locality of Mindourou.

On February 02, 2012, BASSIVA Olivier gave to his hunters MBA ESSONO Christian and MBA NGOUA Bonaventure firearms, ammunitions, his vehicle and a mission order signed by him for a hunting expedition in an area under sustainable management.

The Accused was arrested at Kiryadongo town in Kiryadongo District. The Accused was found to be in possession of specimen belonging to animals categorized as protected species contrary to the laws of the country. The Accused was charged and prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate Court of Kampala at Buganda Road.

On the 02 June 1997, the accused NYANGONO Marie Sylvie was summoned to appear before the Court to respond to charges of illegal killing of protected animal species. That in the month of March 1987, she was arrested during a routine control check by elements of the gendarmerie brigade and the chief of the forestry post in Oveng.

On September 24, 2014, Mongo Fidel, a hunter in possession of a calibre 12 weapon, went together with Bouoko Mokanda, Mabosso Rufin, Babole Amezin, and Lobianambi Justin to the forest for a small hunting expedition. During this expedition they killed one buffalo and one black antelope inside the Nouabale Ndoki national park.

In September 2011, Bekpe Paterne Fiacre was caught in red handed of hunting in a the Nouabélé-Ndoki National Park.