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Erode, India: The mastermind behind a poaching gang was arrested from Karnataka by the Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old male elephant and poaching of its tusks at Thalavadi in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) of Erode district. As per sources, on April 22,…
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Mohali, India: The wildlife department, Ropar range, busted a poaching ring and caught two poachers with 22 live wild boars in Mohali. At 9:30am on Tuesday, the department received a tip-off about the poachers trapping wild boars. A wildlife team led by divisional forest officer (DFO) Kulraj Singh organised a raid at…
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Dimapur, India: Two women with a total of 79 red-collared doves were apprehended by the Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Wildlife Division Dimapur, during its routine market raid. The raid took place on May 7, in Lengrijan Tuesday Bazar, Dimapur. The two women are identified as permanent residents of Monsing Teron…
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Chennai, India: In an operation across Tamil Nadu, wildlife officials in April seized from different districts more than 300 monitor lizard skins meant for making the percussion instrument kanjira. At Aduthurai in Thanjavur district, state wildlife crime control bureau conducted checks and arrested one accused, 72,…
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Tirupati, India: In a significant crackdown on the smuggling of red sanders, Task Force personnel confiscated 101 red sander logs, along with a mini truck and two motorcycles, at the Poramamillu Forest area in Kadapa district. They also apprehended one smuggler in connection with the incident. Revealing the case…
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Lahore, Pakistan: Acting on a tip-off, authorities swiftly took action to intercept the illegal shipment of turtles. These rare turtles, individually packed in groups of 100, were destined for Pakistan from Thailand. The Wildlife Department, upon receiving intelligence about the smuggling attempt, immediately…
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Chennai, India: Customs officials recovered around 5000 Red Eared Sliders from unclaimed baggage at Chennai airport on Saturday. The Batik Air flight from Kuala Lumpur arrived at the Chennai airport on Friday at midnight. After all the passengers had taken their luggage from the Conveyor belt, the security officers…
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Assam, India: The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police on Wednesday recovered 15.2 kg of illegally smuggled elephant tusks during an anti-poaching operation near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The STF launched an operation near the state border in collaboration with the Dhemaji police based on specific…
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Vyara (Tapi), India: Six poachers arrested for removing leopard body parts in Khervada forest for gambling. A leopard carcass was found with missing whiskers, teeth, and legs. The investigation led to the recovery of Indian civet body parts. This is similar to the case of Surat district in 2016. The poachers…
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