Ugandan court hands Congolese parrot trafficker seven-year jail sentence

Mongabay
May 13, 2022, 9:25 pm305 pts
On May 12, a judge in Uganda’s specialized court for wildlife crimes sentenced Bob Mbaya Kabongo to a seven year jail term for smuggling 122 African grey parrots into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo. His arrest and swift prosecution and sentencing has been welcomed by conservation…

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