A Chinese man accused of trying to smuggle ivory in a suitcase was
arraigned in a Nairobi court this week. Under the law that came into
effect on Jan. 10 and that the Kenya Wildlife Service had spent years
been lobbying for, the man has been fined a record $230,000. If he can't
pay he faces 7 years in jail. In the past, such poachers and smugglers
could walk out of court with a fine of less than $1,000.
Good start but he's only small fry in this business.
Total No of Rhinos slaughtered in South Africa to End of December 2021 = 451 Official figures. Note: the number of wild rhinos in Kruger has declined from 3,500 to 2,800 in one year. Read my blog below for Headlines from around the World concerning the Global Catastrophe that is causing the biggest mass extinction since the Permian Period, and News of the fight to stop the slaughter of the Planet's Wildlife before it is too late.
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