Database of Wildlife Related Law
This was an appeal against the decision of the Magistrate’s court to convict and sentence the appellants for unlawful Possession of Prescribed Trophy Contrary to section 130(2) (a) and 86 of the Zambia Wildlife Act.
An appeal against the judgement of a Magistrate Court against the accused for excessive conviction for unlawful hunting of rhinos and insufficient evidence to sustain conviction. The appeal was dismissed as lacking merit and the decision of the Magistrate Court affirmed.
This a criminal appeal against the decision of the magistrate court in terms of which the appellant was convicted of contravening s 17(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992) and was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.
On the 23 September 2009, elements of the conservation service of Dja arrested the accused flagrante delicto in illegal possession of 04 Colubus Guereza, 01 Bay duiker, 01 tortoise, 04 grey-cheeked Mangabey, 01 Moustached guenon, 01 Brushtailed pangolin, 02 Blue Duiker and blue duiker meat.
On November 04, 2015 Bissaluban Rodrigue with his friend Souleymane Daouda entered Lobeke national park for a hunting expedition with a hunting gun type BAIKAC during which the killed many duikers and one Colobus guereza.
On 18 October 2015, during a routine operation, Mokabi Dzanga's surveillance and anti-poaching unit arrested Bamouke Bamokea Antoine in the middle of the forest, in possession of metal cables and a colobus body, which he tried to dismember.
