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Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Police in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban have recovered two bear cubs. During the operation, the accused was travelling on a motorcycle along the Alikadam-Chakaria route with two bear cubs concealed within a bag attached to his motorcycle. He was promptly arrested for his involvement in wildlife…
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Ballia, India: Acting on a report from a concerned citizen and a viral video showing the poor condition of a cobra, who was reportedly mutilated and tortured by a man, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India worked with Ballia police and the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department to get a first information…
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Baripada, India: The Security personnel at the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district apprehended nine poachers and confiscated nine homemade guns along with 30 kg of Sambar meat during a patrolling operation on Friday night within the reserve. Another 32 armed poachers managed to flee. The regional…
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Nagpur, India: The Jalgaon Forest Division officials have nabbed a 10-member gang of poaches who hunted wild animals and removed their body parts to perform black magic. The officials have seized three live soft turtles, and two sand boa snakes, besides deer horn, fishing nets, dead birds, wire trap, and knives.…
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Silchar, India: A total of 52 Indonesian birds and animals, including black lory, red-and-blue lory, Babirusa swine and hornbills, were rescued from Assam’s Hailakandi district near the Mizoram border on Friday, police said. Hailakandi additional superintendent of police (ASP) Shamirdapar Baruah said the rescue…
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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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