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Kolkata, India: The poaching of a Gangetic softshell turtle from Banabitan in Salt Lake’s Central Park was foiled by a birder on Sunday. The two men, allegedly trying to take the turtle out in a cement bag, had to let it go when the birder confronted them and refused to budge till it was set free. While the forest…
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Two regional Training of Trainers (ToT) were organized by South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in cooperation with the Government of India and in collaboration with TRAFFIC India, WWF Bhutan, WWF Nepal and financial support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, USA. The first…
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For the fourth time, South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) organized training on wildlife law enforcement to the officials of National Investigation Department (NID) Nepal from 24 to 27 September 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The major objective of the training was to make acquaintance on the ranges of aspects…
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Kapilbastu, Nepal: The police have seized red sandalwood worth Rs 16 million and 300 thousand from Buddhabhumi Municipality-1, Pattharkot, in Kapilvastu on Sunday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed under the command of Deputy Superintendent of Police Ganga Bahadur Thapa from the District Police…
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South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) organized a virtual orientation programme in collaboration with wildlife crime control bureau (WCCB) centre level under ZSL/SAWEN/HN programme. The program aimed to make acquaint and update on wildlife crime database-management information system (WCD-MIS) among the…
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The SAWEN secretariat organized a webinar entitled on 'Transnational Cooperation in Wildlife Crime Control' on 28 March 2023. The webinar aimed to discuss transnational cooperation systems and mechanisms to control wildlife crime. The programme created a platform to share and exchange of practices in transnational…
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Bhubaneswar, India:In a major crackdown on illegal possession of scheduled wildlife species and their unlawful display on social media, the Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department on Monday arrested a man from Bhadrak, with millions of followers on different digital platforms, for allegedly possessing two snakes and…
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SAWEN shared preliminary study findings on information sharing mechanisms in different tiers of institutions in Nepal during a programme organized by SAWEN in collboration with wildlife crime control bureau (WCCB) Centre from 04 to 05 March 2023 at Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. The main objective of the sharing was to…
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SAWEN organized a side event on 04 February 2023 at Kasara, Chitwan, Nepal coinciding with 'Third Asian Rhino Range Countries Meeting (Third ARRCM)'. The program aimed to facilitate trans-boundary cooperation and collaboration through SAWEN in minimizing trans-border wildlife crime among the member countries…
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