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India: On Thursday afternoon, Wakad police nabbed four people in connection with the sale of rare species of snakes. The arrest was made when cops were on a routine patrol near Munjoba Temple, and saw some suspicious men. When enquiries were made, the police found that these men had been selling some less-found…
Read updateIndia: A priest, who used cobras for a special puja on the 80th birthday of his father, was arrested for violation of wildlife laws, a forest official said on Thursday. Sundaresan, the 45-year old priest, also brought in an elephant unauthorisedly for prayers seeking longevity for his father.The arrest was made after…
Read updateIndia: In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly found selling animal parts in broad daylight in Shivamogga city. She was arrested and a case has been booked against her for trading and hunting animals. Wildlife activists have called for strict measures to curb trading in these regions which is home…
Read updateIndia: Three poachers were caught red-handed while killing a spotted deer or chital and selling its meat in Maregaon forested area on Monday morning. The three poachers were caught by two wildlife activist and photographer named Rajesh Bansod and Tanmay and handed over to Forest Department officials. The accused have…
Read updateIndia: A racket of selling red sand boa snake was busted by the forest department officials with the support of wildlife activists in the city. Sources said that four persons involved in the illegal sale of the sand boa snake, On Sunday evening, officials had received a tip-off that some persons were trying to sell…
Read updateIndia: Forest department’s STF (wildlife) Indore has arrested a coral smuggler from Gujarat, who was the chief supplier of coral stones and turtles to different states of India. A resident of Junagarh district of Gujarat, Murtuza Makad, had been absconding for a long time, in a case of smuggling registered against…
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The SAWEN Secretariat in collaboration with Government of India organized the Fourth Executive Meeting (EC) Meeting and Workshop on 'Strengthening Institutional Capacity of SAWEN' on 8-10 May 2018 in Kolkata, India. The program was initially planned to organize in Kabul, Afghanistan on 29-31 January 2018 in…
Read updateIndia: The Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, has been tasked with determining whether tiger skins and bones recovered by the Uttar Pradesh STF last week may belong to a big cat from Corbett Tiger Reserve. On May 9, two poachers were arrested with tiger skin, bones, jaw and nails from Nageena Dehat in Bijnor…
Read updateIndia: Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday seized 1,438 star tortoises from a chocolate godown at Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu and arrested three men. The star tortoises were meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka via Rameswaram. The accused have been identified as M Burhaan 30, R Ameen, 34, and S…
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