The Minister of Forests and Wildlife condemns this massacre of protected species attributed to poachers.
The services of the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife, in collaboration with the NGO The Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA), seized a shipment of 650 kg of pangolins. The seizure took place on May 5, 2026, in a carpentry workshop in Yokadouma in the Boumba and Ngoko department, East region. The stock hidden in 12 bags corresponds to the massacre of about 1,320 pangolins, informs the Minister of Forests and Wildlife, Jules Doret Ndongo, in a communication dated May 7.
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A fully protected species of class A, like gorillas, elephants, lions, giraffes…, the pangolin appears in three protected endangered species, namely the black-bellied pangolin, the white-bellied pangolin, and the giant pangolin. It is listed among the species that Cameroonian legislation prohibits from killing, capturing, holding, selling, or transporting, except with prior authorization from the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife. Offenders of this legal protection framework face criminal penalties including prison sentences of 15 to 20 years and fines of 20 to 50 million FCFA.
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Following the seizure of pangolin scales, three suspects were arrested and presented before the Yokadouma public prosecutor, specifies the Minfof, which wishes to condemn the massacres of pangolins perpetrated in Cameroon.
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