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India: The forest department's wildlife crime control bureau arrested two primary government schoolteachers for allegedly trying to sell four Tokay geckos. A Tokay gecko is a species of Asian lizard characterised by orange spots on the skin and a shrill croak. The reptile is found in rain forests, particularly in the…
Read updateIndia: A gang of three, suspected to be the accomplices of forest brigand Veerappan, was acquitted in an 18-year-old tusk smuggling case on Tuesday. The case was heard in the Sathyamangalam sub-court. According to a court source, a special task force (STF) led by inspector F M Hussain nabbed the trio during a manhunt…
Read updateIndia: A joint team of Varanasi police and Special Task Force (STF) unearthed a gang smuggling rare species Pangolin by arresting ten persons and recovering a live creature from a hotel room in Sigra police station area of Varanasi on Sunday afternoon. Those arrested were identified as Surendra Kumar Gupta of…
Read updateIndia: Two people from Raigad have been arrested by the Kalyan crime branch for allegedly possessing a tiger and leapord skin. The duo have been identified as Vishal Laxman Dhanraj, 30, and Sachin Janardhan Mhatre, 33, both are residents of Khalapur village in Raigad district.According to Sanju John, Senior Police…
Read updateIndia: State wildlife officials on Friday arrested in the Taramani area a 25-year-old youth found carrying a shikra, also known as Indian sparrow hawk, with the intention of selling it as a pet. A court later sent the arrested man, Vadapalani resident P Joshua, to jail. Range officer PMurugesan said that Joshua, who…
Read updateIndia: The forest department has seized more than five kg of turtle’s flesh from Hemraj village, here. One person has been arrested in this connection. Poaching of tortoise is suspected in the area, nearby Ganges and around Hastinapursanctuary. According to forest officials, they received a tip-off from an informer…
Read updateIndia: An army man was detained by Jammu and Kashmir police at Srinagar Airport on Sunday for carrying elephant tusks in his baggage. The soldier working as a cook in the army was detained at Srinagar Airport for illegally carrying elephant tusks. However, an official said that they have detained him and further…
Read updateIndia: Sleuths of Customs Preventive Unit (CPU) have seized about six kg of processed seahorses, an endangered species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, after detaining a person. Acting on specific intelligence inputs and on the orders of Assistant Commissioner of Customs…
Read updateIndia: The state forest department arrested three persons, for illegal transportation of 105 Alexandrine parakeet chicks and 48 rose-ringed parakeets. Sources said the forest department officials had received a tip off that these birds were being brought to the city from Delhi in a private luxury bus. Forest…
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