Today, the world is dealing with an unprecedented spike in illegal trade in wildlife and their parts. The increased demand for wildlife and their parts in some parts of the world has fueled the crime. The need to satisfy the demand for wildlife has sent some wildlife species especially on the African continent into total extension while others are on their way to extinction.

The world has continued to witness seizures of different wildlife parts that are traded in by wildlife traffickers. In Uganda, on March 18^th, 2020, fourteen men of Chinese nationality were found at Kireka-Kamuli, Lubawo Zone, Kireka Municipality, in Wakiso district of Uganda, in illegal possession of wildlife species which included 10 pieces of dried elephant penises valued at over Uganda shillings 17 billion, pangolin scales and live tortoises. The men were charged in the Uganda wildlife court.

There is a need to take a deliberate step to end this kind of impunity. African animals must be safe in the wild!