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6. This bear poacher in NC was sentenced to 20 months in prison:

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 05:17 PM

Aug 2015

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/06/24/bear-poaching-defendant-begin-month-prison-term/29203751/

Whatever the maximum penalty is, it would appear that it is more than one year in both contracting nations, and is extraditable under Article 2 of the treaty.

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USA Today, MSN falsely reporting US has no extradiction treaty with Zimbabwe. [View all] Faryn Balyncd Aug 2015 OP

They both might be right. former9thward Aug 2015 #2

Article 2 of the treaty defines an extraditable offense as one punishable Faryn Balyncd Aug 2015 #3

Stuff the doc and ship him in a crate left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #4

Are there the same laws in the U.S. against big game animal poaching? former9thward Aug 2015 #5

This bear poacher in NC was sentenced to 20 months in prison: Faryn Balyncd Aug 2015 #6

I will be surprised if there is an extradition request. former9thward Aug 2015 #7