WILDLEX

On the 12 April 2009, during a control mission in Awa’ane-Messam (Mbouma) locality, a team of the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service, caught NYIMI AKONO Pierre red-handed in possession of one smoked African Dwarf crocodile, one leg of smoked Sitatunga, a half of a Bay Duiker and two rolls of steel cable.

On the 09 May 2011, during a mission in the Dja Biosphere Reserve consisting of putting rings on elephants, the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service agents and the WWF caught red-handed OKPWA’A David, AKOULOU Achille Noel with unidentified others persons who succeeded to escape, in a hunting party with a prohibited arm.

Illegal killing of protected animal species of class A & B (Mandrillus, Blue Duiker, Bay Duiker), illegal hunting of protected animals during periods where hunting was closed, illegal detention and circulation of animals carcasses without a certificate of origin within the national territory, illegal capture of protected animal of the class

In 2018, the accused MOUATCHO Kameni was arrested by elements of the East Regional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife in Betare-Oya with 36.6 kilogrammes of Pangolins scales, five (5) Hippopotamus teeth, 01 elephant tusk and two (2) African Python skins).

On March 17, 2014, in Mindourou, the eco-guards of the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife of Upper-Nyong arrested the accused Mpoul John Stephane with elephant skulls and jawbones he had collected two days before in the forest without any prior administrative authorization.

The accused MPATOUTOU Jean Calvin and SELEMA Bienvenu were arrested in the locality of Bonando, in a zone prohibited from hunting by elements of the conservation service in illegal possession of 01 hunting gun and ammunition. During interrogations, they acknowledged committing the offence as charged and pleaded guilty.

NDJOYA Felix, BIAKAN Bertrand, BALOKA Greffi got into the park of Boumba in Salapoumbe with an AK47 and ammunitions to carry out hunting. During this activity, one of the elephants shot by the accused Biakan charged towards him seriously wounding the latter.

In 2018, the accused persons NDOUM France Willy, NAMOUDOU Jean Pierre & MINDOUM Achille were arrested and prosecuted before the Military Court for the illegal detention of trophies of protected animal species (Elephant) and war arms (kalachnikov) and 48 ammunitions.

An informant of the investigation office of the Military forces (BIM), Yokadouma informed the Chief of Investigations that he learned that some persons were planning to organize a poaching activity with the use of a war arm, of mark Kalashnikov.

NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien was sentenced six (6) months suspended imprisonment terms within three (3) years, to pay 268,325XAF for fines & costs and 907.500 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.