In Kampala last Friday Ugandan security authorities arrested three suspects involved in ivory smuggling as a ton of ivory was confiscated from a residential house in Kampala. The three are of Liberian and Guinea-Bissau nationals, and had apparently been under observation for some time, before the trap was sprung on them. It is understood that the markings found on tusks indicate that it was brought into Uganda illegally from a neighbouring country. Uganda’s elephant population has over the past 25 years grown to nearly 6.000 again and poaching incidents are few following directives of President Museveni to crack down hard on poachers who risk being shot in pursuit when found inside or outside the parks. (Visited 32 times, 32 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia February 20, 2017 09:01 UTC