WILDLEX

Mr. Potts was convicted of 11 counts under the Wildlife Act, R.S.A. 200, c.W-10. The issue for consideration is what is a fit and appropriate sentence given all the proper considerations.

On the 18 December 2013, elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park organized an anti-poaching patrol mission in the said park and arrested the accused in possession of 02 smoked Blue duikers, 01 fresh Putty nosed monkey, 01 fresh brush tailed porcupine, 01 Mongoose, 01 hunting gun, 34 ammunitions and a torch.

In October 2018, following a search in a whaling boat at the Mossoti camp, the unit for the protection and fight against poaching discovered a fully protected species (in this case, the red dove from Central Africa) and six partially protected species (smoked, namely a blue duiker and four putty-nosed monkeys) including one belonging to Mr.