Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
India: Police have rescued a pangolin and arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in its smuggling in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, an official said on Thursday. The Indian pangolin is an endangered species and its scales, used for medicinal purposes, are in great demand in South East Asia. The…
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India: The forest department arrested four men, including a national shooter aspirant-turned poacher, for poaching a wild boar at Marudhamalai beat in the Coimbatore forest range on Sunday. The arrested were identified as B Ashok Kumar, 49, of PN Pudur, P Sasikumar, 47, of Chinna Thadagam, AG Sampathkumar, 39, of…
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India: Officials of the forest department have arrested a gang illegally selling ambergris also known as ambergrease or grey amber. The officials recovered 8 kg of ambergris worth Rs 12 crore from their possession. Ambergris, generally referred to as whale vomit, is a solid waxy substance originating in the intestine…
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India: The police have intercepted a truck at the Chapar area of Assam’s Dhubri area and recovered 7,920 bottles of cough syrups from it. The police also arrested the driver of the truck, Saiful Islam in this connection. The accused is a resident of Jhawakura village in Bongaigaon district. Acting on specific…
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India: The whale vomit is called as ‘floating gold’ for its high value In a joint operation, officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Chennai, along with the local forest and police personnel arrested an eight-member gang which allege The whale vomit is called as ‘floating gold’ for its high value In a…
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India: 10 wildlife smugglers were arrested with Kendu leaves worth ₹50 lakhs and 13 vehicles used in the illegal trade were seized during Saturday raids in Kaimur wildlife sanctuary by forest department and state police officials. The raids were conducted on a tip off that interstate smugglers had collected huge…
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India: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested two persons with 4.1 kg of ambergris or whale vomit – used to make high-end perfumes and medicines. This is the third such incident in the last two weeks. Under the Wildlife Protection Act, it is illegal to buy or sell ambergris. Acting on a tip-off, a police team…
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India: Police on the basis of reliable input, carried out raid at Panchali area and recovered a full size rhino horn, a piece of elephant tusk, 19 grams heroin hidden in a box from the residence of one Meeraj Khan. Superintendent of Police Shwetank Mishra stated that the rhino horn and suspected elephant tusk were…
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India: The forest department, along with the wildlife crime control bureau (WCCB), arrested one person for illegally smuggling and selling a bag of leopard claws and teeth at Delhi’s Kashmere inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) on Friday. Aditya Madanpotra, deputy conservator of forests (north division), said acting on a…
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