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Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
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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Bhubaneswar, India The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has rescued a total of 351 baby Indian tent turtles in Odisha's Cuttack district. According to a statement by the DRI, the turtles were being smuggled and were intercepted at the Munguli toll gate. The rescue operation was conducted based on a tip-off…
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Siliguri, India: The West Bengal Forest Department has achieved yet another big success. In a joint operation of the Kurseong Wildlife Forest Division, Bagdogra Range and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, around 4 kgs of snake venom was recovered. Similar incidents took place in the past few months, which has triggered…
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Jaisalmer, India: Residents of Ramdevra gram panchayat were agitated after remains of a poached deer were spotted at half a dozen places near Mawa village on Monday. It was said that more than ten chinkaras were poached in the area in the last 10-15 days and that an unidentified poacher was absconding. On Monday, on…
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Prayagraj, India: A joint team of GRP and RPF personnel arrested two persons, including a woman, on platform number 2 of Chheoki Junction station for smuggling turtles on Sunday. A total of 204 turtles packed in 10 sacks were recovered from them, said police. Police said that the team of GRP and RPF who were on the…
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