Two pangolin traffickers in South Africa sentenced to eight years in prison

Mongabay
Jun 10, 2026, 3:51 pm272 ptsTop
The Molopo Regional Court in Mahikeng, South Africa, sentenced two wildlife traffickers, Edward Motlatsi Phiri, 46, and Tlhoriso France Ralph, 51, to eight years in prison. They were convicted of smuggling a Temminck’s pangolin, a vulnerable species native to Southern and Eastern Africa, according to a…

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