Database of Wildlife Related Law
Two French citizens, GARCIA Laurent Raymond Ferdinand and DELATOUCHE Jean Marc obtained a hunting permit to kill elephants in a hunting zone organized by a hunting SAFARI. They killed an elephant, took out valuable trophies and abandoned the elephant carcass for the indigenous people.
On the 3 October 2014, the accused poached elephants in Bango passing through the Ngoyla subdivision.
The accused persons, Aye Mondo & Melolodom Richard are Bakas, indigenous people. They were arrested by elements of the conservation service after killing an elephant, and were found in possession of the ivories. They were forwarded before the court of First Instance, Abong Mbang for Prosecution.
On the 3 April 2013, the elements of the conservation service organized an anti-poaching patrol in the zone of Massea, East Region. During this patrol, the accused persons Mbgalla, Mbiango, and Alime were found in possession of elephant meat they had just killed.
On the 6 March 2013, the accused Aladji Issa asked the co-offender Moahamadou to accompany him to a village called Namezap for 1000 XAF. Upon arrival, Aladji Issa asked Mohamadou to wait for him on the bike while he left to collect a bag. He returned and they both left the village.
On May 2, 2018, the conservation service of the Dja Biosphere Reserve received an information on the fact that an important ivory consignment was about to move from a village through the Oveng road axis.
In 2015, the accused NGONGHO Francis SENGHO was arrested flagrante delicto by elements of the conservation service of the Divisional Delegation of Forestry and Wildlife, Batouri. He was found in possession of trophies of totally protected animal species (Gorilla and Chimpanzees).
In 2012, the accused MOHAMADOU BELO was arrested flagrante delicto by elements of the conservation service with smoked four yellow duiker legs, 4 bush pig legs, 13 smoked black duiker legs, 12 smoked Monkeys, 40 smoked Blue Duikers, 12 Brush-tailed porcupine, and 01 smoked African Palm Civet.
On the breaking night of 12 December 2017 the conservation service of Dja Biosphere reserve received reliable information on huge quantities of ivories bound for the Djoum-Oveng highway. The service dispatched a team for the said highway and alerted all wildlife control posts.The team successfully located the vehicle in the Minko’o village.
On September 1st 2016, the accused Kakam Félix organized large scale hunting for elephant poaching. To accomplish this objective, he organized a team constituting the other accused persons with each having specific role to carry out. They killed two elephants and collected 4 Ivory tusks weighing 19kg.
