Wildlife Crime News
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India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons and seized six pieces of ivory collectively weighing about 10 kgs from their possession in West Bengal, an official statement issued today said. The duo was intercepted near Tenzing Norgey bus stand in Siliguri and six pieces of ivory…
Read updateIndia: The Manak Chowk police on Sunday recovered the skin of a tiger, nails and fake silver coins from two accused. Police said that on July 1 it has arrested one Ajay Kumar Gokhru with nails and other items. After he was interrogated, the police zeroed in on two wildlife smugglers from Shirdi in Maharashtra. On…
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India: In a major breakthrough, Madhya Pradesh police seized hides of a tiger, leopard and jungle cat during a covert operation in Balaghat district. Police claim these endangered species were poached by poisoned-kills deep inside Maoist-infested forest areas on Satpura-Maikal landscape of central India — largest…
Read updateIndia: The two fish aquarium shop owners, who were arrested for selling protected turtle species recently, were sent to forest custody by a magistrate court on Friday. The accused, Salim Khan (23) and Shah Alam Shaikh (38), were caught red-handed during a joint raid was conducted by officials of the forest department…
Read updateIndia: Two more poachers have been arrested by the forest officials of Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park on Tuesday who were allegedly involved in killing a leopard using poison and collecting its parts, official sources said. They have been identified as Rajak Ali, and Fazal Ali. Both hail from Fatashimalu in…
Read updateIndia: Acting on a tip off, a special task force from Belakoba forest range, led by wildlife range officer Sanjay Dutta, intercepted a car and arrested these persons. "Based on specific source inputs, we intercepted a private car at Nagrakata's Chalsa Road area in Jalpaiguri on Tuesday late night and recovered two…
Read updateIndia: The Marine Police of the Tamil Nadu Coastal Security Group (CSG) have seized 450 kg of endangered sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act. Led by Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Rajkumar, the Marine Police personnel were on ‘Chaukas’ operation along the coastline, when they…
Read updateIndia: Ramagundam Commissionerate police seized two leopard skins and arrested six persons at Godavarikhani bus stand on Friday. The gang was moving to Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Producing the accused before media persons, Commissioner of Police Vikramjeet Duggal explained the modus operandi of the gang. Based on…
Read updateIndia: Four poachers were arrested today for allegedly killing a tiger in the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Udalguri district of Assam, forest officials said. After questioning the arrested poachers, forest department officials recovered the tiger's skin and bones hidden underneath the ground. All the poachers,…
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