Uganda Battles to Stem Wildlife Trafficking

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
Aljazeera English
Publication Date:
9 March 2013
Tags:
Uganda, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Wildlife

.Exotic animal exports from Uganda are a lucrative business, but conservationists have managed to outlaw the private trade. Hunters must now work for licensed zoos only, although illegal wildlife trafficking continues. Inside the Murchison Falls National Park, the wildlife authority is able to provide some protection by searching for traps and snares set by poachers.

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