The BBC reports
A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison – the longest sentence for such crimes in the country’s history.
A new law was passed in 2019 that toughened sentences for poaching or trafficking in endangered species.
The wildlife authority describes this as a landmark punishment in the protection of rare species.
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