Database of Wildlife Related Law
In November 2010, the accused AGBWAME NGO Ruth in order to prepare for the end of year festivities, organized a poaching activity and the other co-offenders went to the forest to poach. During this hunt, they killed 01 elephant and a gun belonging to a certain Essono was seized.
On the 12 October 2015, during a mission of ecological monitoring in the Dja biosphere reserve, a team of ecoguards caught red-handed four persons (MVOMO Arsene Brice, OYANE MVONDO Pierre Aimé, EKOO EVINA Gédéon Delors, MBALLA MESSI Kilian) the fifth person who was not identified escaped.
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 the 27 April 2009, during a routine control at a checkpoint on the Djoum-Mintom road, the Djoum Forestry and Wildlife Control Post agents arrested NNA MINTYA Alain & NSEE Leonard flagrante delicto. They were transporting, three (3) blue Duiker, Bay Duiker parts, two (2) Black-Casqued Wattled Hornbill and two (2) monkeys.
On the 15 January 2013, the head of the South Antenna of the Dja conservation service received reliable anonymous information on an ongoing elephant poaching activity in that zone.
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.
