Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
India: Two rhino poachers were arrested in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Sunday. Park director P Shivakumar said, “A group of four poachers entered the Kaziranga around 12.30 am on Sunday. Based on specific inputs, forest staffs from Biswanath wildlife division ambushed them at Polokata Chapori. While…
Read updateIndia: Police arrested four men for killing a spotted deer near Minjur on the outskirts of Chennai in the early hours on Friday. Police seized the carcass of a deer, a licensed rifle, ammunitions, and a jeep from the arrested men. Police said constable Mohammed Aashique and home guard Jeevanandham were conducting…
Read updateNepal: Police on Thursday apprehended five people from Swayambhu, Kimdol of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15, on the charge of smuggling rhino horn. Acting on a tip off, a special team of police deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) held Rikesh Shakya, 41, Suresh Shakya, 35, and Anil Shrestha, 39,…
Read updateNepal: One person was injured when a rhino horn smuggler grabbed a pistol from a policeman and opened fire at police personnel at Kalash Hotel of Sukkhanagar, Butwal, today. Rakesh Neupane of Basantapur, Kathmandu, received a bullet on his chin. He was referred to Bhairahawa-based Universal Teaching Hospital for…
Read updateIndia: The officials of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (T ATR) have busted an illegal jungle safari racket on Wednesday. A Forest Guard, deployed at Navegaon Gate under TATR, and an agent involved in illegal entry of tourists have been arrested by Chimur police. According to the sources in the Forest Department, the…
Read updateIndia: Forest department personnel have arrested a person from Tamil Nadu, for poaching and illegally entering Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, on Tuesday night. They also seized deer meat that was in his possession. The arrested is Shakti from Natarapalya, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. Acting on a tip-off, officers…
Read updateIndia: The Piler Rural police on Wednesday nabbed one Uyyala Subramanyam alias Bithhalodu (30), a wanted red sanders smuggling operative from the Bodevandlapalle forest area near Piler. A native of Pulibonupalle in YV Palem mandal, the accused has allegedly smuggled over 100 tonnes of red sanders in the last 17…
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Global: A month-long police and customs cross border operation (14 September - 11 October 2020) resulted in large seizures of protected wildlife and forestry specimens and products, triggering arrests and investigations worldwide. Focusing on pre-identified routes and hotspots, Operation Thunder 2020 resulted in more…
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Bangladesh: A mobile court on Friday sentenced four people to one year in jail for poaching a number of birds of different species at Itkhola in Savar on the outskirts of the capital. The court run by Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) and Rapid Action Battalion gave the punishment to the four and rescued 710 birds…
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