Conservation is a state of harmony between man and the land-ALDO LEOPOLD
Friday, 31 January 2014
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Kenya: Keep Up Harsh Fines On Ivory Smugglers
On Tuesday Chinese national Tang Yang Jian was fined Sh20 million for ivory smuggling, or serve seven years in jail.
He was caught with a single tusk worth Sh65,000 at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, en route from Mozambique to China.
Historically smugglers have been given derisory fines in the Kenyan courts. The worst case scenario was to pay KSh.20,000 and walk free after spending a few nights in jail.
we hope with such measures the smuggling and poaching cases will eventually stop.
He was caught with a single tusk worth Sh65,000 at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, en route from Mozambique to China.Historically smugglers have been given derisory fines in the Kenyan courts. The worst case scenario was to pay KSh.20,000 and walk free after spending a few nights in jail.
we hope with such measures the smuggling and poaching cases will eventually stop.
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