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India: Four Indians have been arrested in Malaysia after the authorities seized over 5,000 turtles from two of them and in a separate case confiscated more than 14 kilograms of drugs, according to a media report. The Malaysian Customs Department has seized 5,255 baby tortoises from two suspects on transit to India,…
Read updateSouth Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) organized 'Training on Wildlife Law Enforcement to Officials from NID, Nepal' on 19-21 June 2019 in Godavari, Lalitpur. The training aimed to create awareness on wildlife crime prospects covering ranges of issues associated with this subject matter to National…
Read updateIndia: A day after arresting four people for allegedly trying to sell leopard skin for Rs 20 lakh, the forest department officials have nabbed two more members of the poaching gang that seems to be operating in Raigad district. They suspect that more poachers of the gang could be active in the region. Range Forest…
Read updateIndia: Twenty Indian roofed turtles and a caged parrot were seized from Crawford market (now called Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market) in south Mumbai on Friday night in a joint raid conducted by state forest department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. Officials also arrested one person, Bilal Mohd Hanif Shaikh (29),…
Read updateIndia: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today seized a leopard hide after conducting a raid in Barkot area of Deogarh district and arrested at least three persons in connection with illegal animal skin trade. The held accused have been identified as Sachikanta Nayak of Sundergarh, Ramanisen Behera…
Read updateIn a joint operation by the Darrang and Shyampur Police, a rhino poacher was nabbed with arms and ammunition near Orang National Park on Thursday. The rhino poacher has been Suren Hamaran. It has been reported that Hamaran along with his ally was about to enter the park when the security personnel arrested him. The…
Read updateIndia: The Range Forest Officer of Yeoor Range Rajendra Pawar on Wednesday along with his team laid a trap and arrested four people who had come to sell leopard skin. Confirming the development RFO Rajendra Pawar said, "We had got a tip-off from our sources that few people were coming to sell a leopard skin. A plan…
Read updateIndia: Police have seized Pangolin scales, from three persons in Thane district of Maharashtra, an officer said Wednesday. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bhayander division, Atul Kulkarni said the scales, weighing 5.50 kg, were seized from a four-wheeler Tuesday evening. The accused are identified as Sachin…
Read updateNepal: Police said three persons were arrested in possession of leopard skin from Baltar in Bigu Rural Municipality-4 in the district. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Armed Police Force Inspector Suman Kumar BK from Charikot arrested Jagdish Khadka, Milan Gole of Bhimeshwor Municipality-2, Jagdish Khadka and Bhim…
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