WILDLEX

It was alleged that the accused person on 10 March 2015 Chanumba Village within Chamwino District was found in possession of honey badger skin, pangolin skin, cobra skin, python skin, hyena tail, “mangore” skin. The accused was found guilty.

On 13th December, 2012 at Kishisha Village, Siha District at Kilimanjaro region, the accused was arrested by the Kinapa Park rangers on allegations of possessing government trophy which was hyrax. This was contrary to the Wildlife Conservation Act, No. 05 of 2009. He was charged for the first time at Hai District Court on 24th January, 2013.

On 28th day of February 2002, the accused persons were arrested at Ilakala area Mikumi National Park within Kilosa District in Morogoro and were found in possession of government trophies to wit were 96 kilograms of hippopotamus meat valued at Tshs. 1,815,000 the property of the United Republic of Tanzania without permit or license.

On 12th November, 2012 the accused Saidi Salehe Makwawa and Mashaka Saidi were arrested at Kigenge Mbuyuni village, Kilosa District Morogoro region and were accused of unlawfully entering and hunting in a National Park having been found in possession of the government trophy which was impala meat. They were charged with four counts.

The accused persons on the 7th day of september, 2014 were arrested at Belabela Hill within SENAPA by park rangers who were on patrol at that area. The park rangers saw foot prints of human being leading into the bush; they surrounded the bush and managed to arrest the accused persons.

The two accused persons on different material dates and different occasions were caught in possession of government trophies. The two on 29/10/2013 at Ngokoro area within Shinyanga region was found in possession of one piece of leopard skin.

On 28/09/2012, the three accused person were caught hunting at Rwamchanga area within Ikorongo Game reserve within Bunda District, they were further caught in possession of one knife, one bush knife and one full fresh carcass of a Zebra. They were arrested and taken to KDU.

On 16/7/2013, when game rangers were in patrol along Rubanda river in Ikorongo/Grumet Game reserve. They saw footmarks of human beings. They followed the marks and managed to arrest the accused person. He was caught in possession of one panga and one fresh head of a hippopotamus. The person was arrested and taken to KDU.

On 11/10/2011, at around 6.00 P.M park rangers of SENAPA, while in patrol at Rwashange area within the national park. They saw some people in the bush, they surrounded them and managed to arrest them. These people were in possession one panga, three knives, three motorcycles and one killed zebra.

On 05/05/2013, the accused person was caught within SENAPA around Grumeti river, the accused was also found in possession of one knife, one carcass of impala and one carcass of Thompson gazelle. He was arrested and taken to KDU – Anti-Poaching Unit Bunda. However, the case was dismissed.