IVORY BUST: Uganda intelligence officers were part of a combined security operation in Entebbe with police that seized nearly a ton of the ivory. Also discovered were two tons of pangolin scales. These items were slated for export. Reports eTurboNews: Poaching in Uganda, while compared to some neighboring countries at the very low end of the scale, is often still of a subsistence nature, although the trade in bush meat has increased over the past years. With poaching itself, therefore, a lessor problem, Uganda has, however, become a transit country for blood ivory from war-torn South Sudan and the lawless parts of the Eastern Congo where militias control large swathes of land and are said to be the key perpetrators in poaching elephant to finance their operations and purchase of arms, ammunition, and other supplies. Special thanks to Uganda Conservation Foundation.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:31:51 +0000
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