In yet another action against the wanton and illegal hunting and killing of protected animals set aside by law, authorities at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, confiscated and subsequently burnt a large quantity of bush meat, including 1,156 pieces, which the management claimed was seized from ordinary “meat sellers,” the FDA said in a release. According to the release, the meat were confiscated at three locations — Owensgrove, Grand Bassa County; the Gola National Park and in Yarkpa Town, Grand Cape Mount County. Doing so, he said, is counterproductive to the principle of conservation of nature and the CITE Convention, to which Liberia is a signatory. Rather, it should be seen as obeying the law that mandates us to protect those animals set aside to be protected at all times,” Mr. Yormah said. Yormah added that Liberia cannot afford to lose track on the importance and relevance of the conservation of the forests, including the protected species.

Source: Daily Observer April 26, 2019 02:26 UTC