On May 12, a judge in Uganda’s specialized court for wildlife crimes sentenced Bob Mbaya Kabongo to a seven year jail term for smuggling 122 African grey parrots into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo. His arrest and swift prosecution and sentencing has been welcomed by conservation organizations as well as the Uganda […]
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According to a press release issued on April 21, by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a Congolese national identified as Bob Mbaya Kabongo was arrested during a joint operation conducted by UWA.