Since 2013, Adams Cassinga, founder of Conserv Congo has dedicated his life to defend the wildlife in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Conserv Congo fights against wildlife poaching and the black markets selling and profiting from wildlife contraband.
Conserv Congo has worked on 6,000 criminal cases of wildlife poaching and trafficking and has rescued hundreds of animals.
Many of the rescued animals are baby chimpanzees because their families were killed and the babies were planned to be sold as either pets or to foreign zoos.
Conserv Congo was technical support in the seize and arrest of four wildlife traffickers who had 60 kgs of ivory. The traffickers are connected to a much larger network who have been involved in tons of ivory sold on the black market. The traffickers are awaiting their court date where they face charges of wildlife trafficking and poaching of elephant who is a protected species yet remains one of the most threatened species and in dire need of protection.
Conserv Congo was also technical support of the arrest of three traffickers who had in their possession more than half a ton of pangolin scales, representing over 1,000 slaughtered animals. This arrest was the result of more than a year-long investigation, bringing state agencies and local civil society working together to fight the source of wildlife trafficking in the DRC. The pangolin remains the most trafficked mammal around the world for their meat and scales and is threatened with extinction.
Conserv Congo is the only non-profit, boots on the ground, never resting, and always in pursuit of justice for the wildlife in the DRC and the region.
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