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Kathmandu, Nepal —South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) hereby makes a strong appeal to all tiger range countries to intensify efforts to address the rising threats to Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) populations driven by persistent illegal trade in tiger parts, including tiger bone glue and…
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KATHMANDU, March 23: Police arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of possessing illegal wildlife items from Chandragiri Municipality-4, Panighat, on Saturday. According to the spokesperson for the District Police Range (DPR), Kathmandu, Superintendent of Police (SP), a resident of Shailung Rural Municipality,…
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The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) is pleased to announce the signing of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) that mark an important step forward in fostering long-term collaboration for biodiversity conservation in the South Asian region. On 03 January 2025, SAWEN signed an MoU with the…
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A training program on 'Wildlife Crime Investigation to Prosecution' took place from 09 to 14 December 2024 in Sauraha, Nepal. The event was organized by SAWEN in cooperation with the Government of Nepal and in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Nepal and Himalayan Nature (HN). The training was…
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South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and Himalayan Nature (HN) have formalized a partnership through two separate agreements, signed on 08 October 2024 and 22 October 2024, to implement activities under ZSL’s Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund project titled…
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Gilgit, Pakistan: In a successful operation, the Gilgit-Baltistan Parks and Wildlife Department recovered a snow leopard cub sold in the black market and shifted it to the Snow Leopard Rehabilitation Centre in Naltar Valley on Tuesday. The cub, estimated to be two and a half months old, was caught from its habitat in…
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Bettiah, India: The joint team of SSB and Forest Department have been successful in arresting two Nepali smugglers on Peeler number 435 of Indo Nepal Border. According to the source, the arrested Nepali smugglers are the residents of Bara and Jaitapur district of Nepal. Both smugglers have come to India with leopard…
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Bhubaneswar, India: Tracking trade link from south and east coast of India all the way up to the Himalayas, a joint team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) seized wildlife products, including Himalayan musk deer pods, from a gems store in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.…
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Lahore, Pakistan: In a crackdown against wildlife crime, a man has been arrested in Lahore for his involvement in the illegal sale of snow leopard skin. The arrest, made by the Punjab Wildlife Department, is part of a broader effort to combat the trafficking of endangered animal products, ARY News reported. The…
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