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News is an inexhaustible subject that arouses the interest of millions of people around the world. As a writer, it’s important to stay on top of the latest news and know how to approach it in a relevant and interesting way.
In this article, we are going to talk about a recent news story in Gabon, where people suspected of ivory trafficking have been arrested. This operation also has ramifications in Cameroon, which underlines the extent of this ivory trafficking network.
The forest elephant, often called the gardener of the Congo, is endangered according to the IUCN, the international conservation organization. These majestic animals are poached for their ivory tusks, which are then illegally exported to Asia.
The suspects were apprehended between Lambaréné and Makokou, with a shipment of 19 tusks from elephants massacred in Gabon. This seizure of 120 kilos of ivory was destined for Cameroon, where it would have been packaged before being shipped to the lucrative Asian market.
The founder and director of the NGO “Conservation-Justice”, Luc Mathot, collaborated with the Gabonese authorities to carry out this operation. He stresses the importance of dismantling this international ivory trafficking network, which has been operating for several years and involves major traffickers already known to the courts.
In Gabon, legislation on ivory trafficking has been strengthened and prison sentences increased from six months to ten years imprisonment. Conviction rates are high, with around 90-95% of those arrested for ivory trafficking being convicted.
The decline in elephant populations in Africa is alarming, and Gabon, with its 95,000 forest elephants, is one of the last refuges for these endangered animals.
In conclusion, this operation to combat ivory trafficking in Gabon highlights the extent of this problem on an international scale