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Nepal: Thousands of valuable animal skins and other parts, stored for about 20 years after they were seized from poachers, were destroyed on a huge pyre in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Monday, in a symbolic gesture of the country’s commitment against wildlife trade and poaching. More than 4,000 animal parts,…
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India: Nagaon police arrested one notorious Rhino poacher in a successful operation on Sunday afternoon. The poacher was identified as Rafiqul Islam (32), son of Abul Kasem of Hatipara Village, Rupahihat. A joint police team of Rupahihat and Juria Police Station apprehended the poacher from Juria Sutirpar area.…
Read updateIndia: A pair of juvenile vernal hanging parrots(Loriculus vernalis) was seized from a man involved in pet trade on Sunday. Wildlife headquarters range officer T Murugesan said Dhanasekaran, 29, of Madhavaram advertised online about a pair of juvenile vernal hanging parrots available for sale. Subsequently, a trap…
Read updateIndia The forest department officials of Urigam forest range in Salem on Sunday arrested two poachers and seized 10 kg of dry deer meat, a country made gun and a motorcycle. The officials claimed that six more poachers are absconding and a team has been formed to nab them. On Sunday morning, the forest department…
Read updateIndia A mobile shop owner has been apprehended for allegedly smuggling leopard skins in the district. Pithoragarh Special Operation Group (SOG) arrested accused Hemant Aagri on Friday night with two leopard skins. With the recovery of the two skins, Pithoragarh police claimed to have seized seven leopard skins this…
Read updateIndia: Four employees of the Arunachal Pradesh government have been arrested in Assam and recovered a leopard skin and bones from their possession, forest department officials said on Wednesday. Forest officials said the accused, posted with Arunachal Pradesh health department, were arrested from the Dafalagarh tea…
Read updateIndia: Six poachers, suspected to be trying to sneak into Kaziranga National Park to kill rhinos, were arrested along with arms and ammunition by police at Jhakhalabanda in Nagaon district of central Assam last night. Police said a team of Jhakhalabanda Police, led by officer in-charge Deben Bora, made the arrests.…
Read updateIndia Six spotted deer suspected to have been poisoned, died after drinking water from a pond, in a forest region of Dhamtari district, forest officials said on Tuesday. Three people have been arrested in this connection. The incident took place at Salhebhat village in Keregaon forest range of the district, a senior…
Read updateIndia: Acting on a tip, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Forest department on Wednesday arrested four poachers from the Dafalagarh tea estate in Biswanath Chariali district. The Special Task Force has also seized bones, skulls and skin of leopard worth several lakh. The operation was lead by the Northern Ranger…
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