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Nowshera, Pakistan: The forest department fined poachers in Nowshera on Thursday for hunting down a leopard and posting a video with it. The poachers hunted down the leopard in the Shah Kot area of Nowshera on Thursday, once again exposing the department’s inability to protect the rare animal. This is not the first…
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Tirupati, India: A Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) team seized 51 precious red Sanders logs after arresting a person near Naidupeta in the Tirupati district late on Tuesday night. The incident occurred at the Attivaram forest area where the sleuths, led by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) tried…
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Visakhapatnam, India: Officers from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two individuals and rescued 396 turtles, including Indian Tent, Indian Roofed, and crowned turtles, which were being smuggled from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu. Acting on a tip-off, DRI officials conducted surveillance at…
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Assam, India: A rhino was found dead with its horn severed by poachers at Kaziranga National Park, sparking widespread outrage and worry among conservationists. The forest department has initiated a detailed investigation into this horrific wildlife crime. In a tragic incident, a rhino was found dead in Kaziranga…
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Jammu, India: Two female leopards have been brutally killed by poachers with improvised clutch wire traps in the Udhampur district of Jammu. The police have initiated action after registering an FIR under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. A Wildlife Department officer said on the midnight of…
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Tripura, India: Wildlife trafficking remains a pressing global issue, with criminals exploiting vulnerable species for profit and threatening biodiversity. In a commendable display of vigilance and enforcement, the Tripura Police recently intercepted a cross-border wildlife trafficking attempt, leading to the arrest…
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Visakhapatnam, India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized a leopard skin and nabbed four persons in Vizag city. The officers of DRI developed specific intelligence that a gang of traffickers were poaching leopards and selling the skin for profit. The officers identified three persons in…
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Navi Mumbai, India: Forest department of Thane division has seized two trucks from Padghe in Bhiwandi, which were smuggling 48 Alexandrine parakeets and seven turtles from Malegaon to Crawford market. Following the seizure, six accused were arrested, including two drivers, two cleaners, and two the consignment…
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Bhopal, India: The Special Tiger Strike Force (STSF) of Madhya Pradesh has got approval for conducting a brain mapping and polygraph test on the alleged international wildlife trader who was arrested recently after a years' chase. He will be taken to the central forensic science laboratory in Gujarat for this…
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