(a) (i) and (ii)) According to the results of inspection conducted by the officials, twenty five (25) exhibit bags from OR Tambo International Airport Cargo office for the Department of Environmental Affairs were analysed by the National Zoological Garden (NZG) forensic laboratory in April 2018. A ziplock bag was used to randomly collect DNA samples of the pieces of lion bones exported. Each ziplock bag contained a piece of a bone.
(b) All the twenty five (25) DNA result submitted to the NZG forensic laboratory were found to be the specimens of Lion (Panthera leo), which is in compliance with the export permit.
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