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India: The CBI has arrested an alleged wildlife contraband dealer who was intercepted with over seven kilograms of tiger bones in his possession, officials said. The CBI acted after receiving information that Mangal Lamafrom Nepal was allegedly indulging in illegal trafficking of wildlife material especially skins,…
Read updateIndia: Two people were arrested by Jakhlabanda police on Saturday because of their alleged involvement in helping poachers coming from Manipur, police said . Poaching has risen in Kaziranga National Park even with the security forces thwarting rhino poachers several times. On Saturday Jakhalabandha police arrested…
Read updateIndia: In a major haul, Assam Rifles on Saturday seized two Tokay Geckos on Imphal-Moreh National Highway (NH 102) of Manipur. Acting on specific information, a Red Colour Pulsar Bike having registered number KA 03 HP 0970 was intercepted at Permanent Vehicle Check Post (PVCP), Khudengthabi by a team of 12 Assam…
Read updateIndia: Officials from CID and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau collectively raided a truck near the Dhulagarh toll plaza and rescued around 2,500 Indian soft shell turtles. While 1,799 of them could be sent to the Salt Lake Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, the rest were declared dead during transportation from Bhubaneswar…
Read updateIndia: The forest department has arrested one of the accused in the case of a leopard cub being beaten to death with sticks in Bazpur during April. The Belpadav forest ranger S Pant informed that acting on a tip off from an informers, the Belpadav forest range staff arrested one of the accused named in tthe case,…
Read updateIndia: The Thane crime branch arrested two persons for smuggling leopard skin . The police said that both the accused Mohan Sakaate, 29, resident of Mudhale village in Baramati and Shivdas Pote, 39, resident of Morgaon village in Baramati were nabbed with the consignment.Sakate works as a JCB operator while Pote is a…
Read updateIndia: Forest officials arrested at least two hunters and seized over 2 kg of wild boar meat from their possession after conducting a raid in Maidalpur section under Dabugaon Forest Range in the district last night. The arrested poachers have been identified as Balaram Majhi of Dangariguda and Dambaru Pujari of…
Read updateIndia: Four poachers were arrested by the Nagaon police, who also led police to Karbi-anglong jungle where they had hidden arms and ammunition, including two AK-47 rifles, used in killing rhinos in Kaziranga National Park. All the accused hail from Churachandpur district of Manipur. Nagaon superintendent of police…
Read updateIndia: Acting on a tip-off, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along with a team from the Sila range in North Guwahati has seized three Tokay Geckos, worth Rs 14 lakh, and apprehended a smuggler on Friday near Changsari. As reported, the smugglers brought the reptiles in the market to auction them. The Wildlife Crime…
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