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Through the use of world-class life sciences tools, capabilities and processes, Kenya will leapfrog older crime fighting techniques to enhance the capabilities to protect our biodiversity.

Using scientific procedures to examine, identify, and compare evidence from crime scenes, and to link the evidence with a suspect and a victim, which is specifically an animal or plant, it’s a sure way to enact progressive and stringent policies that would deter criminals as well as adopt modern technology that would assist the criminal justice system to effectively convict and grant appropriate sentences as prescribed in law to wildlife crime perpetrators.

Poaching is one of the most serious crimes investigated by wildlife forensics. The modern DNA-based molecular methods will aid in the fight against the poaching of endangered and protected species, and in the prevention of cruelty to animals. The laboratory will enable our continent to fight against poaching and offer services for all African countries especially those in the East and Central regions that are battling this new, dangerous and bloody trade.

Let’s all bridge the gap between conservation genetics and law enforcement.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Ivory recovered at JKIA


Contraband ivory recovered at JKIA
A consignment of contraband ivory weighing 260kg has been intercepted at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Friday.
A joint operation involving officers from Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Airports Authority, National Police Service, National Intelligence Service and Swissport security service unearthed the 1350 pieces of worked ivory packed in 12 cartons at Swissport Cargo Service premises at JKIA.

The cargo, declared as being exhibition commodity from Nairobi Exhibition Company Limited, was disguised as wood carvings and painted black and red. The ivory was destined for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was set to be transported through Turkish Airline.

The consignment had been delivered at the airport on Thursday (July 24, 2014).
It was intercepted at the point of declaration where fake declaration forms had been filled indicating that the cartons contained live dogs.

Investigations are underway to establish the source of the ivory.
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