Database of Wildlife Related Law
On 25th day of 2013, accused was found in possession of the Government trophy and was charged for being in possession of the Government trophies contrary to section 86 (1) and (2) (b) of the Wildlife Conservation Act, No. 5 of 2009 read together with section 14(d) of the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act [Cap 200 R.E 2002].
The accused persons were charged jointly and severally for contravening various provisions of the laws governing and regulating possession and disposition of the Government trophies. The main charge around this case was unlawful exportation of wild animals with total value of Tshs. 170,575,500.
Accused person were arrested for having been found in possession of a government trophy and were charged accordingly. There pleaded guilty and were convicted.
On 25th August, 2013 at about 01:00hrs at Mheza-Maore Village within Same District – Kilimanjaro region, the appellant was arrested for being in unlawful possession of the government trophy which is one “cheeter” skin worth Tshs. 7,942,900, the property of the government of the United Republic of Tanzania and without permit or license.
On 13th December, 2012 at Kishisha Village, Siha District at Kilimanjaro region, the accused was arrested by the Kinapa Park rangers on allegations of possessing government trophy which was hyrax. This was contrary to the Wildlife Conservation Act, No. 05 of 2009. He was charged for the first time at Hai District Court on 24th January, 2013.
On April 11, 2018, elements of the Mitzic brigade were informed by an NGO that on ivory transaction would take place in a motel in Mitzic. With the information, the gendarmes set an entrapment to catch the suspects. That’s how they arrested SISSOKO BIRAMA, CISSE Mamadou in a hotel room in possession of four ivory tusks.
On May 18, 2011, park agents accompanied by gendarmes of the research section were on routine mission inside the Minkebe national park during which they came across a vehicle inside which were four individuals, firearms, several bushmeat products and ivory tusks.
On November 07, 2016 at 3:00pm, Amadi Adamou was found in possession of two ivory tusks cut into six pieces following an information provided to the brigade of Mitzic by MOUKAGNI MOUSSAVOU and Mrs OYE N’NANG both agents of Conservation Justice.
On November 07, 2016 at 3:00pm, Amadi Adamou was found in possession of two ivory tusks cut into six pieces following an information provided to the brigade of Mitzic by MOUKAGNI MOUSSAVOU and Mrs OYE N’NANG both agents of Conservation Justice.
On the 8th april 2017, EVOUNA Guy Bertrand was found in possession of 08 ivory tusks and 22 pieces of ivory tusks.
