WILDLEX

At the heart of this matter were the customary rights to marine resources. The appellants were tried at the Magistrate court and later appealed to the High Court in Mthatha. The Hight Court, however, held that their conduct was unlawful because they had not applied for an exemption as contemplated in the MLRA, granting them a permit to fish.

The court held that the appellants were protecting the lives of the cubs and as well as their legal interest in the survical of the cubs as the owners of the very expensive animals.

The appellant was found to have been complicit in the transaction where a fake rhino horn was sold in a police trap for R350 000. He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The appellant unsuccessfully appealed to the Free State High Court against his conviction and sentence.

The Accused was found in a protected area without an entry permit and was in possession of devices capable of killings, capturing or wounding protected species contrary to the laws of the country. The Accused was charged and prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate Court of Nwoya at Nwoya.

Accused person illegally entered a wildlife conservation area in the area of Lugazi within Murchison Falls national park and upon arrest was found in possession of one spear and one whet trap. The accused killed a wildlife animal within the protected area.

Accused person was arrested and charged for illegal entry into a wildife conservation area, Utilisation of wildlife products without a wildlife use right contrary to section 30 and 75 of the Wildife Act, Cap 200 to wit Hippo meat and possession of devices capable of causing injury to willife species to wit one metallic spear.

The 15 accused were arrested and charged of illegal entry into a wildlife conservation area and killing wild animals . They both pleaded guilty and were convicted on their own plea on all the three counts.

The accused was arrested and charged for illegal entry into a wildlife conservation area and killing female Uganda Kob. Accused was arrested, charged for illegal entry into a wildlife conservation area and killing wildlife species contrary to section 22 & S. 74 (a) and section 21 and 75 (a) of UWA Act cap 200 respectively.

The Accused was found in a protected area without an entry permit and was found in possession of devices capable of killing, injuring and capturing wildlife protected species contrary to the laws of the country. The Accused was charged and prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate Court of Nwoya at Nwoya.

The Accused and others still at large on 29/04/2021 was found to have entered Karuma Wildlife reserve without permission contrary to the laws of the country. The Accused was charged and prosecuted at the Chief Magistrate Court of Nwoya at Nwoya.