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On February 18, 2014, rangers on service at PK17 kms from Ouesso in the exercise of their duties found inside the backbooth of a taxi one leopard skin, pangolin scales and a python skin.

In May 2018, Loboka Freddy who was in the obligation to feed his brothers after the death of their mother decided to go to the forest to set traps. Few times later he found a leopard trapped and he killed the animal with his machete, brought back the meat to eat and dried the skin of the animal.

On March 4, 2014 precisely at around 2:00pm Mohamadou Guidado and Abdoulate Bouba were on board of a truck going to Cameroon after loading at Ngombe. At the level of Mokeko, one known as Harouna came up and asked if they could transport his parcel.

In September 2016, Mombotabiki Odilon was putting his traps in the forest around PK17. Two days later he went back to look after his traps and discovered a leopard. Terrified, he went back to the village and called for his relatives, they came back and found that the animal was dead. He collected the animal, consumed the meat and used the skin.

In August 2013, Dissaka Daringue accompanied by Bakoundou Flisien and other people took the boat at Hydro-Congo for a hunting expedition. At Barenze port, they abandoned the boat to continue on foot and reach the indicated point where they killed eight elephants collecting a total of 16 ivory tusks.

In July 2016, Nji Fonbdah Gédéon went to the locality of Yangadou, Cabosse where he bought leopard skins and pangolin scales. On his return to Souanke, he associated himself with Gadjere Ibrahim who assisted in buying more leopard skins. That’s how both were arrested and brought before the state prosecutor.

In 2017, Bipago Germain a Cameroonian used to go to the forest with one known as Belgino to hunt using wire snare traps. One day while visiting his traps he found one leopard captured and dead. With his accomplice Belgiano, they consumed the leopard meat and dried the skin.

In November 2017, Kiack Paterne went to the forest to verify his traps. He discovered that one young leopard was caught in one trap and killed him with a piece of wood. He contacted Mebele Celestin Eloge to skin the animal and then contacted Buiwn Michaëlto sell the skin.

Wiya Eric and one known as Gainze are friends who went to do hunting with traps in the forest around Miélékouka village. While Wiya Eric was at the forest camp, Gainze decided to hunt overnight and check the traps. He discovered that one leopard was trapped and killed the animal.

On October, 13, 2019, the anti-poaching surveillance and control unit in its traditional mission apprehended Ndoumeli Médard and Mbongo Kete Adilou smoking meat of fully protected species as leopard and chimpanzee.