In mid-May, a targeted enforcement operation was conducted in Metarica District, Niassa Province, as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking and the exploitation of protected species. During the operation, two individuals were apprehended in the act flagrante, in possession of two pangolins. The suspects were unable to provide any legal documentation or justification for the capture and possession of the animals. Preliminary questioning conducted at the

On February 20, 2026, authorities arrested a suspect in Mungari Administrative Post, Guro District, Manica Province. The individual, originally from Chemba and residing in the Chigodzi neighborhood, was caught in possession of approximately five kilograms of pangolin scales. The scales are believed to have originated from a pangolin that was illegally hunted. During preliminary questioning, the suspect admitted to killing the animal inside Official Coutada No. 13, stating tha

On September 4, 2025, two Zimbabwean nationals were caught red-handed in possession of a live pangolin in the administrative post of...

On February 11, 2025, authorities in Machanga District, Sofala Province, intercepted two traffickers found in possession of a bag...

On September 17, 2024, a man from Maríngue was apprehended, in collaboration with local authorities, while in possession of 3 kg of...

On September 19, in a joint operation with authorities in Niassa Province, two traffickers were arrested in Cuamba District . The...

A report was received that a live pangolin was being sold at an extremely high price in Morrumbala, Zambézia province. The animal...

In the district of Marringue, specifically in the administrative post of Nhamapaza, a pangolin was found being sold at an extremely high...

In the locality of Mungári, situated in the Guro district of the Manica province, a pangolin was found for sale. The animal had been...

A successful operation resulted in the apprehension of traffickers caught with a live adult male pangolin. This pangolin, captured near...

In recent developments, it came to our attention that a pangolin was being sold in the village of Inhamizua, located in Beira. The seller...

There was an alert that a live male pangolin weighing 12 kg was in the possession of traffickers in Machaze. The pangolin was originally...

A report came in about a pangolin which had been hunted in Coutada 12 and was up for sale in the village of Inhaminga, Cheringoma. The...

An alert was received about two traffickers selling a live pangolin in Machazi. The pangolin had been in the possession of the...

Information was received indicating that a live pangolin was being offered for sale in Dombe, Sussundenga District, supposedly captured...

An operation was conducted successfully, in partnership with ANAC and SERNIC, and resulted in the apprehension of 2 traffickers found in...

An alert was received about the sale of a small live pangolin in Nhamapaza, which had been brought from Mazamba and captured in Nhantsole...

Two traffickers were apprehended, in collaboration with ANAC and SERNIC, in Sussudenga as they attempted to sell a pangolin at an...

We have recently received a report that a live pangolin was being sold in the Marringue district, Canxixe administrative post, in the...

On October 7, 2023, a joint operation took place in the Nsangano district of Tete province, specifically in the Chandame area. This...