Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
Sri Lanka: Chennai airport officials on Wednesday rescued a total of 3,000 red-eared slider turtles from a city-based passenger commuting in Sri Lankan airlines. The passenger, whose name was not revealed by the customs department of the city airport, has a history of frequent visits to South Asian countries, where…
Read updateIndia: Three carcasses of Jungle cats (Felis Chaus), categorised under schedule-II of the Wildlife Protection Act-1972, were found by forest officials of Khurda range on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. Officials have launched a manhunt for poachers, who are suspected to belong to nearby villages, official…
Read updateIndia: Two adult leopards died at a tea garden in Titabor area in Jorhat district on Thursday due to poisoning. The carcasses were found at Kachajan tea estate in Titabor area at around 10 am on Thursday. Tea garden workers found the leopards dead and informed forest staff. The leopards were a male and a female. A…
Read updateIndia: The carcass of an adult rhino with its horn removed by poachers was recovered from Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam today. The carcass was highly decomposed, Divisional Forest Officer Ruhini Saikia said adding a poacher identified as Suleiman Ali was apprehended in this connection. This is the second…
Read updateIndia: In a joint operation by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Karnataka police, five pieces of ivory, weighing 17.2 kilograms, was seized from a gang on Monday at Chikka Tirupathi, around 40 kilometres from Bengaluru. Four pieces were stolen from the Forest Range Office in Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh…
Read updateIndia: In a significant achievement, the Darrang Police led by newly-joined Superintendent of Police Sreejith Thiraviam, arrested three hardcore poachers who were involved in the killing of a rhino in broad daylight in Orang National Park (ONP) on January 28, that too during the visit of Chief Minister Sarbananda…
Read updateIndia: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police raided a wood workshop in Ramamurthy Nagar and seized 4.39 tonnes of red sanders worth nearly ₹8 crore on Sunday. While the owner of the shop has been arrested, the police are on the lookout for two businessmen who allegedly attempted to smuggle the wood. According to…
Read updateIndia: Two persons have been arrested here for illegal possession of a red sand boa snake and allegedly attempting to sell it for Rs 50 lakhs, police said today. The rare red sand boa snakes fetch a huge price in the illegal wildlife market due to the belief that it brings luck to its owner and medicinal value,…
Read updateIndia: A notorious wildlife trafficker, from Kanpur and his associate from Guna, who were involved in trading of hides of leopards and tigers and also scales of pangolins in the international market have been arrested by Wildlife sleuths of Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh STF (Wildlife) arrested Shamim from Kanpur…
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