WILDLEX

The appellants were found at Serengeti National Park without any written authorization. They were also armed with bows and arrows, knives, bush knives and trapping wires. It was also alleged by the prosecution that they were found in possession of government trophies.

The appellant was sentenced by the Resident Magistrate of Shinyanga as follows; 1st Count: Entering into a game reserve. He was sentenced to custodial sentence of one year in jail. 2nd Count: Unlawful hunting in a game reserve. He was sentenced to pay a fine of Tsh. 200,000/= or one year in jail in default.

The appellant was found in a game reserve to be in possession of fire arm and meat of the animals named in the species sub section below without a valid permit. During trial he denied the facts as presented by the prosecution.

Xueshu C. purchased 2 black kites, 1 brown fish-owl, 5 small Indian civets (one of which was pregnant), 6 ocelots, and 4 masked palm civets in the urban area and surrounding areas of Duyun. At 17 o'clock on October 17, 2018, Xueshu C.

During the fishing ban period, Guoyou Z. drove his Xiang E×××××Wuling Hongguang van at 20 o’clock on April 25, 2019, carrying Guofeng Z. with electric tools to Tongxi River, Longjin street, Yinjiang County, for fishig, and a total of 160 wild fish were caught. They were caught on the spot by the police Guoyou Z. and Guofeng Z.

In March 2019, Zhaopan H. phoned Ganmaqilin to discuss the purchase of bear paw and bear gall and transferred RMB 50,000 to Ganmaqilin through bank transfer. On March 24, 2019, Ganmaqilin and Zhaopan H. completed the transaction of 31 bear paws, 1 bear gall, and 3 yak galls in Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Later, Zhaopan H.

The appellant was found in possession of 71 pieces of elephant tusks and stood trial before the district court of Shinyanga as presided over by a Resident Magistrate. The appellant appealed to the High Court but the appeal was dismissed.