EAGLE Network - Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement

1st EAGLE arrest in Madagascar!!!

Madagascar, 22 Sep 2016

The newest EAGLE project (called ALARM) developed by Alliance Voatary Gasy (AVG) in Madagascar launched magnificently! 5 traffickers with 199 radiated tortoises arrested during the first operation carried out by ALARM team and police.

A trafficker arrested with 13 kg of hippo ivory

Uganda, 17 Sep 2016

A trafficker arrested in western Uganda with 13 kg of hippo teeth. He has been trafficking hippo ivory, bushmeat and other contraband between Uganda and Tanzania for many years, having connection to poachers and traffickers in both countries.

A trafficker arrested with 13 kg of hippo ivory

2 significant traffickers arrested with 250 kg of ivory

Uganda, 15 Sep 2016

2 major international traffickers arrested with 250 kg of raw Ivory! The two are in the heart of an international ring with links to several countries. One of them is Ugandan, but the other one is residing in DRC.

2 significant traffickers arrested with 250 kg of ivory

2 more turtle traffickers arrested

Senegal, 4 Sep 2016

Another reptile trafficker arrested with 84 live freshwater turtles! Charlotte and Cecile and the rest of the SALF team continued the crackdown on the reptile smuggling ring.

3 traffickers arrested with 128 turtles

Senegal, 31 Aug 2016

3 reptile traffickers arrested with 128 helmet freshwater turtles. They are members of a family, which is a part of a large ring of turtle traffickers and have been trafficking turtles for more than 20 years.