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India: A total of 3,000 live green tortoises worth Rs 30 lakhs were seized by customs officials early today from a passenger who arrived at Chennai international airport from Malaysia. The tortoises were found hidden in the suitcase of one Habeeb (48) of Ramanthapuram district during a search, the officials said.…
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Nepal: Makwanpur police has arrested two persons with a leopard’s hide. A joint team from Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police and District Police Office, Makawanpur on Sunday arrested them from Dobhanchaur of Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City-25. According to DSP Bamdev Gautam of District Police…
Read updateIndia: The Forest Department personnel have seized 21 kgs of fresh sea cucumber, an endangered species, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act. Acting on a tip off, a special team, led by S Ganeshalingam, Forest Ranger visited the Devipattinam coastal area on Monday and arrested one H Abdul Rahman…
Read updateIndia: The cams, set up to study animal behaviour, captured armed poachers with two country-made rifles As many as nine people were arrested from Sangameshwar in Ratnagiri district for allegedly poaching two mouse deer after they were caught moving around in the jungle by camera traps installed in Chandoli forests,…
Read updateIndia: Forest and Wildlife Department officials arrested four men on Saturday in connection with the killing of a cow elephant at Veliyambam in the district on Monday night. The arrested were identified as Padmanabahan alias Vijayan, 48, of Cheruvally; A.P. Pradeep, 34, of Areekad; M.T. Mani, 39, of Mundakutty and…
Read updateIndia: In a joint operation with the Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force personnel of Chittoor, the police on Friday seized red sanders logs worth Rs. 5 crore and arrested 25 persons at D. Hirehal village in the district. Senior police officials, on condition of anonymity, told The Hindu that the task force police…
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India: In a major seizure, the customs and wildlife crime control bureau on Thursday night seized 500 star turtles at the Chennai airport that was being smuggled to Malaysia in a Thai Airways flight. The cute little star turtles, known for its beautiful ornate design on the shell, is one of the most common targets…
Read updateIndia: Seventy-seven kg of processed sea cucumber worth Rs 7.7 lakh, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka, was seized by coastal marine police at a village near Mandapam this morning. The sea cucumbers were seized from Marakaiyarpattinam village and one person was arrested in this connection, police said. Sea cucumbers,…
Read updateIndia: Wildlife officials of Madurai forest division arrested three people while they were trying to sell nine turtles at Tiruparankundram on Wednesday evening. Based on a tip-off that some people were catching turtles and selling them, officials kept a vigil in the district to keep a watch for any illegal trading of…
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