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A prosecution in New York has ended in a plea bargain by Liberian Moazu Kromah, alleged to be the ringleader of one of the most active wildlife-trafficking syndicates in Africa. Kromah is linked to at least 15 major trafficking cases in Kenya involving more than 30 tonnes of ivory.
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized 2 metric tons of ivory in the city of Lubumbashi, a hub for ivory trafficking. The May 14 seizure is one of the largest in recent years, according to Adams Cassinga, who heads Conserv Congo, an NGO that fights wildlife trafficking and which took part in […]
In May 2014, the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) seized a consignment of wood at the port of Mombasa. Shipping records listed the cargo only as “wood” headed for Hong Kong: in fact, the MV Kota was carrying 646 metric tons of Malagasy rosewood (Dalbergia spp.), worth up to $13 million. KWS deemed the consignment illegal. A […]