Wildlife trade surfaces in Bengal again
KOLKATA: Illegal trafficking syndicates of wild animals in Dum Dum, Baguiati and Rajarhat areas have resurfaced once again after the traffickers lied low for some time following the arrest of a trader from Baguiati in January. Only two days back around thousand Hamilton turtles, listed vulnerable by IUCN (…
Publisher: The Economics Times
KOLKATA: Illegal trafficking syndicates of wild animals in Dum Dum, Baguiati and Rajarhat areas have resurfaced once again after the traffickers lied low for some time following the arrest of a trader from Baguiati in January. Only two days back around thousand Hamilton turtles, listed vulnerable by IUCN ( International Union for Conservation of Nature), were seized by the police at Keshtopur Ghoshpara area. According to police, the turtles were brought from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh .. (Source : The Economics Times)