Wildlife Crime News
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India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Bengaluru Zonal Office, on Sunday arrested the mastermind behind a racket involved in smuggling endangered species.Officials also seized 1,012 tortoises of different species. Based on a tip off that endangered species were being smuggled through Chennai air cargo,…
Read updateIndia The NE region and the poachers, there is always a connection between both of these. In the recent, Chatia and Gingiya police have nabbed two notorious poachers from Bishwanath Chariali on Tuesday. Police have taken out a joint operation following which two have been arrested, reports said. Although the poachers…
Read updateIndia: Two handmade artefacts made from the tusks of elephants and worth Rs 10 lakh were seized from two youngsters from Pune district, who had come to the city in search of buyers. Police said Nilesh Nanavare and Ajinkya Bagal were arrested from the main gate of Unnati Greens Society at Ghodbunder Road and their…
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India: Illegal traders of tiger parts near Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve were looking for a buyer — specifically a tantric priest known as panda, as the parts are used in rituals in the region. And they chanced upon one, only to be betrayed in Bollywood style, for the panda turned out to be a forest official.…
Read updateIndia: Pithoragarhpolice on Thursday arrested one Trilok Singh Bisht, a resident of village Jayal, with three leopard skins on Pithoragarh-Jhulaght road, near Nepal border. The skins were smuggled from Nepal This is the fourth such case from January this year and with this 10 leopard skins have been seized so far and…
Read updateIndia Pithoragarh police on Thursday arrested one Trilok Singh Bisht, a resident of village Jayal, with three leopard skins on Pithoragarh-Jhulaght road, near Nepal border. The skins were smuggled from Nepal. This is the fourth such case from January this year and with this 10 leopard skins have been seized so far…
Read updatePakistan The wildlife department arrested six people on charges of illegal hunting and imposed a fine of Rs60,000 on them in Multan. Following the instructions from Wildlife Deputy Director Jam Sajjad Hussain, Wildlife Inspector Muhammad Ahmed raided various places and arrested six persons for hunting illegally. The…
Read updateIndia: Police seized 260 kilograms of sea cucumbers - a marine species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act - meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka from Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday. The Uchipuli police received information about sea cucumbers smuggling in Vattanvalasai coastal hamlet. The police surrounded…
Read updateIndia: The Central Investigation Department received an information which pointed out that Ding Muyang, who was arrested for killing two rhinos in Gorumara, is an active member of a banned terrorist organization called the ‘Revolutionary Army’. The CID has initiated an investigation to collect clues that can lead…
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