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Title:

Three years on from Uganda's 2019 ivory and pangolin scale seizure, there's still no sight of justice

Publication Year:
2022
Abstract:

Three years ago this month, the Ugandan authorities seized a significant quantity of elephant ivory and pangolin scales en-route to Vietnam through Kenya. Acting on intelligence, the Ugandan Revenue Authority (URA) conducted a law enforcement operation targeting a Vietnamese wildlife trafficking network. It seized 3,299kg of elephant ivory - the largest ivory seizure in Uganda to date - and 424kg of pangolin scales.

Series Title:
Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, big game, protected species, ivory, endangered (IUCN)
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