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Four arrested for trying to sell Pangolins

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KAARO KARUNGI | BUKEDEA – The Uganda Wildlife Authority UWA has arrested four people on allegations of wildlife trafficking and poaching with 3 pangolins around Kachumbala sub county in Bukedea district.

This follows a tip off from the community about an intended sale of the animals to some traders.

 

The pangolins were transported from different districts in Teso.

Fred Kiiza, the chief Warden Mt. Elgon National park expressed concern that pangolin trafficking had become rampant in the area.

The story is developing

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