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.

At the end of December 2017, Jianghui Y. sold 6 antelope horns to Huang at a price of 9090 yuan. On February 4, 2018, Yutao G. and Xingjuan W. sold three suspected bear galls to Jianghui Y. at a price of 1800 yuan each, and later Jianghui Y. sold them to Huang. After identification, two of them were bear galls. On February 6, 2018, Yutao G.

Since September 2016, Jun Y. had successively purchased 5 yellow-sided conures and sun parakeets from others, and placed them in the Cangnan County breeding farm. From March to August 2017, Jun Y. successively sold 8 parrots to others through Xianyu and Taobao websites, with a profit of RMB 5,340.

Meiyun L. illegally purchased and sold endangered wildlife products such as ivory, rhino horns, and helmet hornbill products, whose total value was 231,500 yuan. Since August 2013, Zhenhua Z.

In October 2014, Yang contacted Feng to purchase ivory from "Pingge", and negotiated the transaction by cash on delivery. The batch of ivory was then handed over to Hong Kong by SF Express for delivery to Tianjin.

From 2009 to July 2015, without obtaining the license issued by the wildlife management department, Zhaofeng C., together with Baocai Y. and Wang, illegally purchased rare and endangered wild animals and their products, such as pangolins, monitor lizards and bear paws, from Jianping L., Chunhua L. and others.

On the afternoon of November 12, 2017, Longqing L. discovered one silver chicken while collecting herbs, and then hunted and took it home. The next day, he found three civets on the mountain and hunted them. Later, Longqing L. reached a deal with Xiaping W. by phone. At 17:00 on November 13, Longqing L.

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.