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2 leopard skin traffickers arrested
Gabon, 15 Oct 2015The Conservation Justice team of Luc Mathot assisted the Gabonese authorities in catching two that involve in the trade driving these big cats to extinction.
A trafficker with 4 giant pangolins arrested
Uganda, 14 Oct 2015A trafficker with 4 giant pangolins was arrested in Uganda. EAGLE Uganda team and police arrested the trafficker in swift operation while he was trying to sell the animals.
Double arrest- 3 ivory traffickers arrested
Cameroon, 14 Oct 2015The team in Cameroon hit again with our team split into two carrying with the authorities to simultaneous stings in different parts of the country. One is a partner of the trafficker arrested yesterday and the two others are brothers, heavy weights in the international ivory trade.
An ivory trafficker arrested
Cameroon, 13 Oct 2015Another operation in Cameroon last week! Frisco Aimé and Serge were apart of the team getting an ivory trafficker arrested. Aime stays to ensure the trafficker stays behind bars while Serge heads to another location over night trying to catch another ivory trafficker tomorrow.
2 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins
Gabon, 6 Oct 20152 traffickers arrested with 2 leopard skins and illegally held ammunition in Libreville, Gabon, in operation carried out by AALF, Judicial Police and officers of Commission of Water and Forests.
Elephants belong to Africa!
Cameroon, 30 Sep 2015Anna Egbe Etaka, the EAGLE activist travelled to the US to volunteer in the Elephant Conservation Summit at the Jackson Hole, where thanks to her LAGA took the lead in arguing for ivory stock pile to be burnt in Africa in order to curb corruption and stop trade in ivory as part of a solution to preserve elephants. She held several important meetings with journalists and US Government officials. She also participated in preparation of the video.
And LAGA team hits again!
Cameroon, 28 Sep 2015An ape trafficker arrested with 8 chimp skulls, 2 mandrill skills and more contraband during a crackdown operation carried out by LAGA, the Officers of Forestry and Wildlife in collaboration with police.
A trafficker arrested with Mona Monkey
Cameroon, 26 Sep 2015After an intensive investigation a wildlife trafficker has been arrested trying to sell a live protected Mona Monkey, 5 mandrills skulls and other contraband.
A trafficker arrested with 30 kg of hippo ivory
Uganda, 22 Sep 2015A trafficker of hippo ivory was arrested in joint operation of EAGLE Uganda and police carried out on September 22 in Western Uganda during an attempt to sell 30 kg of hippo ivory.
Arresting 6 and releasing almost one thousand
21 Sep 2015A significant parrot’s trafficker arrested in Dakar! Last Friday, after 12 months of investigation, a major trafficker in African wild parrots was arrested in Dakar during an operation of the Police, the Ministry of Water and Forest and SALF / WARA.
2 traffickers with 26 sea turtle shells arrested
Benin, 12 Sep 20152 traffickers in marine turtles arrested with 26 shells of sea turtle, a species, which is strictly protected in Benin and globally endangered. The arrest operation took place in the town of Grand Popo, it was carried out by AALF-B team and local gendarmerie.
2 traffickers with 14 sea turtles shells arrested
Benin, 2 Sep 20152 traffickers were arrested with 14 sea turtles shells in an operation, carried out by AALF-B, local police and Water and Forrest Ministry. The traffickers face a prison sentence ranging from 6 months to 5 years and / or a fine of 50 thousand to 1 million CFA francs.
