Uganda: UWA to Sell Seized 7 Tons Poaching Gear to Metal Recycling Companies

16 January 2017

Kampala — Uganda Wild Life Authority has seized tons of poaching gear in Murchison Falls National Park due partly to be destroyed and some sold as scrap.

"We have about seven tones of illegal gear used to trap wild animals in the park. We are waiting for the procurement process to dispose them off as scrap to metal recycling. Others like wires that cannot be recycled will be cut into small pieces and buried," UWA assistant director, Murchison Falls Conservation Area, Mr Tom Obong Okello, said.

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