Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
India: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) recently found that smugglers are using the postal service to sell parts of endangered animals. They stumbled upon feathers of the grey jungle fowl being smuggled out by the hundreds. These feathers with eyespots are used as fishing lures and were being sent to certain…
Read updateIndia: In a joint operation, border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and forest officials have arrested a smuggler from West Bengal's Alipurduar district and rescued nine Tokay Gecko. Tokay Gecko is an endangered nocturnal arboreal reptile species which is caught by poachers in north eastern states and…
Read updateIndia: The Darrang Police in yet another successful operation against the organized gang of armed poachers, arrested three notorious poachers and recovered ten rounds of live ammunition from their possession. Arrested poachers namely Idu Ali and Shovan Ali of Shyampur No. 2 and Abdul Hussain of Kheroni Chapori, were…
Read updateIndia: Two rare red sand boa snakes, listed under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, were seized in last 24 hours in the city. The non-poisonous snake has a very blunt tail with rounded tip. A rounded head similar to the shape of it's tail gives rise of the mis-belief that the species has two heads.…
Read updateIndia: Ninety-seven endangered Indian Star tortoises, illegally smuggled out of the country, will be brought back to their natural habitat in north Karnataka, according to an organisation working for animal conservation. The tortoises were smuggled into Singapore where they were rescued and are now undergoing…
Read updateIndia: With the help of INTERPOL and other international agencies, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau launched ‘Operation Lesknow’ on Tuesday to check illegal wildlife trade of lesser-known species in the country. The operation will exclude big cats, birds, elephants, marine species, rhino and turtles. The operation…
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Nepal: Police on Tuesday reportedly arrested a man in possession of leopard skin and bones from the Gongabu-based guesthouse in KMC-26. The arrested has been identified as Bhakta Bahadur Rokaya (24) of Palata Rural Municipality-8 in Kalikot district. Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed from Metropolitan Crime…
Read updateIndia: Jalpaiguri Forest Ranger along with his special team arrested two members of a gang involved in the selling of reptiles on Sunday. The team seized four reptiles (gharial) from Panjipara area. Speaking to ANI here, Belacoba Forest range, Ranger Sanjay Dutta said, "They were operating through Whats App group,…
Read updateIndia: The Kochi city police late on Saturday seized suspected shark fins weighing around 6,000 kg. Acting on a tip-off, the shadow police team of sub inspector Honey K. Das effected the seizure during a raid at an export agency operating at Karivelippady. The contraband was being smuggled from Kochi under the guise…
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