Wildlife Crime News
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India: The Raigad Native Crime Department (LCB) has arrested yet one more individual in reference to the seizure of three, 750 kg. The primary accused, Akbar Hussain alias Raju Batla, was arrested together with two of his accomplices on the day of the raid at a ‘goat farm’ in Neral, Karjat. On additional…
Read updateIndia: A sand boa snake, an endangered species worth at least a few lakh rupees in the international smuggling market, was seized from two persons in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The MIDC CIDCO police seized the snake on Thursday from the duo, who planned to sell it. Sand boas, which are…
Read updateIndia: In a major operation, police had seized worth Red sandalwood logs by arresting eight smugglers at Rollamadugu village in Rajampet mandal in the wee hours on Tuesday. Kadapa: In a major operation, police had seized Red sandalwood logs by arresting eight smugglers at Rollamadugu village in Rajampet Mandal in the…
Read updateIndia: Seven suspected poachers were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing an elephant in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh by laying a live wire in its way, forest officials said. The arrests were made a day after the carcass of a female elephant was found on the outskirts of Kishanpur village under Pithora…
Read updateIndia: The Bokaghat police and Forest department of Kaziranga National Park, Assam detained and apprehended seven people in connection with Rhino horn trading. The arrests were made in connection with two separate cases. The Bokakhat police detained three persons on Thursday in connection with Rhino horn trading in…
Read updateTwo persons, along with an elephant tusk weighing 0.848 kilograms, were arrested in a joint operation launched by Nagaon South Division Forest Department, Hojai along with Murajhar police. The persons were apprehended from near Jaynagar Madrassa area in Hojai on Thursday. They have been identified as Abdullah Ahmed…
Read updateIndia: Continuing Operation Wildnet-3, a combined team of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) Jabalpur and Tiger Strike Force, Madhya Pradesh Police nabbed three accused and seized a leopard skin and 2.3 kilograms scales of endangered specie pangolin from them in Waidhan in Singrauli district. The arrested have been…
Read updateIndia: The Range Forest Office, Collem and Range Forest Office, Ponda conducted a raid on six houses late Monday evening at Tatodi, Dharbandora and arrested six for poaching monitor lizards and seized around 9 kgs of meat. Ponda Forest Sub Divisional Officer, Anand Jadav said the first forest team arrested four while…
Read updateIndia: Forest officials on Thursday arrested Kumar alias Karuvadu Kumar (34) of Kannimala lower division in Munnar in connection with trapping and hunting of a leopard. He was arrested under Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. The leopard was found dead inside Kannimala lower division in Munnar on August 8. According to…
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