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Wildlife Crime News
Selected wildlife crime reporting from external publishers, clearly attributed and linked to its original source.
Noakhali, Bangladesh: The Forest Department has rescued a saltwater crocodile that was kept illegally in a pond in Companyganj upazila of Noakhali for 35 years. The crocodile was rescued from the Charhazari area of the upazila on Saturday afternoon. It was released into the water body of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
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Mumbai, India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) of Mumbai zonal unit seized a stock of 28 lakh peacock tail feathers at Nhava Sheva Port on Wednesday, which were allegedly being smuggled to China via export cargo as mis-declared coir doormats. The export of peacock tail feathers is prohibited as per…
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Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 16 individuals in the Nadukuda area of Mannar while transporting around 1280 sea cucumbers, sans valid license. The operation also resulted in the seizure of a cab used for this illicit activity. The Navy conducts regular operations in the coastal and sea areas of…
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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka: A large-scale racket of uprooting trees in the Sigiriya forest reserve and selling them to a hotel project was foiled by the wildlife conservators yesterday. During the raid, they arrested two suspects and seized a large stock of Bolpana trees, a plant species endemic to the area and endangered…
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Bengaluru, India: The Karnataka government, at a cabinet meeting on January 5, had taken a decision to open a 90-day window for people to surrender wildlife articles in their possession. The forest department started the exercise of collecting articles and from January 19 to February 7, 19 people surrendered illegal…
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Pune, India: A collaborative effort involving Wildlife SOS, Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the Gujarat Forest Department, and the Maharashtra Forest Department has seized illegal wildlife contraband and apprehended individuals involved in wildlife…
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Colombo, Sri Lanka: A group of five individuals who had shot dead a wild elephant calf that roamed into a cultivated land at Nekettegama in Galnewa and buried the carcass in a secret location were arrested by the wildlife conservators. The suspects were between 42 and 50 years of age and residents of the area.…
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Siliguri, India: A former high-ranking officer of the Sikkim Police has been apprehended for smuggling carcasses of wild animals. The arrest took place on Thursday at a hotel near Siliguri’s North Bengal University, just before the smuggling operation. The individual in custody is a former Deputy Superintendent of…
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Colombo, Sri Lanka: An individual has been arrested for killing hundreds of birds, including Peacocks, Wild pigeons, Parrots, and Pigeons, by feeding them poisoned food. The suspect allegedly laid the poisoned food in his paddy field and the surrounding area to deter birds from damaging his crops. Residents of the…
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