Nearly 3 000 arrested for wildlife crimes since 2015
According to statistics, 371 wildlife crime cases were finalised with convictions in court during the five-year period and 565 suspects were found guilty, while 63 suspects were acquitted on charges. A total of 2 950 suspects was arrested in the 1 326 wildlife crime cases reported in the past five years, of which 579 cases related to high-value species. This is according to wildlife crime summary statistics for the period 1 January 2015 until to 3 December 2020, provided in the revised National Strategy on Wildlife Protection and Law Enforcement. The arrests included 504 suspects arrested for pangolin poaching and/or trafficking, 383 for elephant poaching and/or trafficking and 499 for rhino poaching and/or trafficking. This included pre-emptive arrests.
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