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Successful Anti-poaching Operation Leads to 5-Year Conviction for Three Poachers in Republic of Congo

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February 23, 2018
Successful Anti-poaching Operation Leads to 5-Year Conviction for Three Poachers in Republic of Congo
Three poachers responsible for slaughtering eleven elephants in and around Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in January were convicted to five years’ imprisonment by the local district court last week, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). The poachers, who had ventured deep into the remote Ndoki forest and spent three weeks killing elephants for their ivory, walked into an ambush setup by park rangers as they exited the forest on February 2nd. Three of the six poachers were apprehe...

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Tags: Forest elephants, Wildlife protection, Counter Wildlife Trafficking