WILDLEX

In 1995 a wildlife officer received information that the appellants have been engaged in illegally trafficking in white-tailed deer, deer and elk antlers, and moose. As a result of the resulting investigation the appellants were charged with a variety of offences contrary to The Wildlife Act, S.S.

Mr. Sawicki plead guilty under The Wildlife Act, 1998, for trafficking in wildlife and possession of wildlife for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to s.44(a) and s.44(b). He was sentenced to 15 months to be served in the community (a conditional sentence).

This is a case of appeal. The respondent was accused on three charges listed above. The question was, whether the permits the respondent (at that time: the accused) carried were technically valid for the actions he committed.

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.