In the past month at least three Zambians have been jailed for 5 years for illegal possession of ivory. On 7 May 2020, the Subordinate Court in Siavonga handed a five-year prison sentence to George Elijah (51), and Enock Mwiinga (30), who were arrested for illegal possession of 23 kilograms of elephant ivory. On 19 May 2020, the Subordinate Court in Mpika handed the same sentence to Sydney Musonda (26), who was caught with 2 kilograms of ivory.ContentsPLEASE TAKE PART IN THE POLL BELOWCLICK TO READ: Why Such A Fuss About Bushmeat? A case for the Kafue LechweStories of Zambians being arrested for illegal possession of ivory, like the ones above, are becoming common, and on face value, one may even question whether these cases, which often involve small quantities of ivory, are harmful. But when you consider that the seemingly isolated cases are actually not isolated, that they are controlled by the same serious, […]
Local poachers being used by large, international criminal networks (Poll)
