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India: The Bagdogra police on Sunday arrested three persons following a tip-off in connection with the smuggling of a rare species of lizard. The arrested included a wildlife smuggler and two customers and they were nabbed near a petrol pump in lower Bagdogra. The lizard, measuring 16 inches and weighing 200 grams,…
Read updateIndia: The carcass of a sub adult crocodile with its head missing was recovered by the field force of social forestry here on Friday evening from river Sharda's downstream feeder canal. Autopsy reports confirmed that the one-and-a-half year-old reptile had been killed by poachers. The crocodile is enlisted in…
Read updateIndia:A total of 35 bags containing nearly 1,500 tortoises were seized by railway authorities here on Friday. Following a tip off, Railway Protection Force (RPF) carried out a raid and seized the bags. Three people, residence of Uttar Pradesh have been arrested till now in the case. "We have seized tortoises from 35…
Read updateIndia: Two smugglers were arrested from Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal with a 10-feet-long leopard skin, forest department officers said. The two, who are inhabitants of Jaigaon in Bhutan border, were apprehended from a dhaba at Odlabari area last night during a raid, they said. The leopard skin was being…
Read updateIndia: An Afghan national has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle in 114 kgs of corals at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here. The accused was intercepted by customs officials after his arrival from Kabul on Monday. "On personal and baggage search, organ pipe coral species weighing 114 kgs…
Read updateIndia: The special operation group (SOG) of Champawat police has arrested an alleged poacher and recovered three leopard skins, worth over Rs 20 lakh in the international market, from his possession. Acting on a tip-off, the SOG team with the help of the forest department nabbed 32-year-old Hoshiyar Singh from…
Read updateIndia: Fifteen leopard skins were seized in 50 days in Uttarakhand this year, showing a spike in smuggling of animal body parts during the election period when, forest officers said, the focus was on seizure of cash, liquor and weapons. “Wildlife criminals are smart. They knew that during elections, police and other…
Read updateIndia: Forest officials have arrested five people who were poaching wild animals by laying a trap at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve near Gonikoppa. The arrested are Kutta, Basava, Mutha, Kavala and Chubra, all residents of Paldalla Haadi. It is said that they were poaching animals by laying a trap near the periphery of the…
Read updateIndia: The police and forest department on Friday arrested three persons for poaching two rare species of deer in Mohangarh area of Jaisalmer. They also recovered the carcasses of deer and half-cooked meat. Reportedly, a poaching gang of Pak-Hindu migrants is behind the act. Locals were agitating for last 40 hours in…
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