Malawi Police Service (MPS) has embarked on a five-day training aimed at building capacity and acquiring new skills in the modern fight against wildlife crime.<\/p>\n
The training, with support from United States Fish and Wildlife Centre and Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, drew participants from Tanzania, Botswana, United States of America, among other countries.<\/p>\n
Speaking yesterday at Central Region Police Training Centre, Deputy Commissioner of Police, John Nyondo, said it is time wildlife crime was defeated in Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cCases of poaching have been ongoing on the continent despite several interventions in place. Our elephants have been killed for their precious ivory and it\u2019s very pathetic,\u201d Nyondo said.<\/p>\n
He, however, hailed the training workshop describing it as timely.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has come at a right time when the country [Malawi] is still going through challenges in terms of protection of wildlife of various species.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be ideal for you participants to take this opportunity as an eye-opener regarding on how best the challenge can be overcome, not only for the benefit of MPS but for the betterment of the country and beyond,\u201d Nyondo said.<\/p>\n
Coordinator for Wildlife Investigations in Africa, Samuel Friberg, commended MPS for its stance on wildlife crime fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cApart from equipping wildlife investigators with wildlife skills, this training will also help progress other criminal investigations,\u201d said Friberg, who is based in Botswana.<\/p>\n
In his remarks, MPS service training officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Josiah Kanthiti asked the participants to utilise skills gained from the workshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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