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The suspects were arrested by wildlife wardens during operation carried out as part of a state-wide campaign on illicit poaching.
Major General David Deng Ador, director general for wildlife service in Jonglei State, told Sudan’s Post on Thursday that the individuals detained by the wildlife patrolling team would be arraigned in court following the conclusion of the investigation.
“The wildlife patrolling team was moving around, and the team made an arrest of six poachers carrying bushmeat coming from poaching. We have confiscated fourteen motorcycles and four guns from the arrested poachers,” said Adol.
Adol disclosed that the poachers’ firearms were seized and retrieved by the wildlife wardens.
He cautioned that making an arrest will send a strong message that poaching will not be permitted, discouraging others from attempting to engage in such acts.
“The laws of South Sudan are clearly telling us that there is no poaching, and our people don’t listen, and they are keeping on killing these animals, and this law of wildlife is not new; it has been existing since before independence,” he said.
Noting that they poach for profit, he underlined that the poachers killed the animals for more than just human food.
“It is in Jonglei alone that such poaching is taking place, not all-over South Sudan, because they are killing those animals for business, like what happened in Juba, where a Land Cruiser Noah was arrested with bushmeat.”
He warned the populace against killing wildlife at random.
“We started the campaign in August, informing the community that what you are doing is against laws of wildlife and it will prevent tourism from coming in, and you better cease from it, but they did not listen,” he said.
In June, President Kiir urged security forces and the Ministry of Wildlife and its partners to “prioritize the training and equipping of wildlife rangers to combat poaching and trafficking” of wildlife, saying those caught should be brought to court and punished.
