in the East African country. Data from the global wildlife trade monitoring organisation, Traffic, indicates that between 2012 and 2016, more than 1 400 pangolins were seized by Ugandan authorities.
“The problem of illegal trade in pangolins and pangolin scales is increasing every day and, if not controlled and managed, can easily lead to extinction of the species,” he cautioned. But, in an effort to improve this, the authority is doing a lot of sensitisation of the judiciary. “That is one of the strategies we are using to ensure that criminals get the right sentence for crimes they commit,” Makombo said.
Opyene said corruption can manifest at any stage during the investigations — police, judiciary or at the directorate of public prosecution — and has to be investigated, detected and stopped before it happens. George Owoyesigire, the acting director for wildlife conservation in the ministry of tourism, wildlife and antiquities, said the ministry is concerned about poaching in general and specifically the illegal harvesting of pangolins.
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