Cameroon ranked seventh out of 29 African nations in terms of being a source or transit point for illegal wildlife trafficking (IWT) during the decade spanning from 2009 to 2019, according to a new report. This is despite the measures taken by the law enforcement to curb the menace as increased involvement from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), CITES authorities and various other stakeholders, according to the report titled Analysis of Wildlife Court Cases in Cameroon: Jan 2010-Dec 2022. The most frequently seized items included unprocessed elephant tusks, crafted ivory articles, pangolin scales, African Grey Parrots, and a variety of primate species that were traded for purposes other than bushmeat, an analysis of confiscations through TRAFFIC's Wildlife Trade Information System (WiTIS) during this timeframe uncovered. Elephant-related products made up a significant 40 per cent of seized commodities, ranging from raw tusks to crafted ivory, meat, tails and bones. These elephant products were frequently bundled with other illicitly traded items. Some wildlife criminals even engaged in cyberenabled IWT.