DEFENDING WILDLIFE

Any court decision that stands up for conservation is a victory, especially at a

Later, however, the hunters brought a high court application claiming the evidence was unlawfully obtained via a “warrantless search”. Was the interaction at the crossing a “search”, or were the carcasses “in plain sight”, simply requiring torchlight?

It was a crucial distinction: if the court found that the evidence resulted from an unlawful search, the case against the hunters would surely have to be dropped.

In plain view