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Bhubaneswar, India: The forest department officials in Odisha have busted an inter-state wildlife smuggling racket in Gajapati district and arrested seven people of the gang.The officials seized skins of five leopards, one fishing cat and one leopard cat along with a huge quantity of pangolin scales from their…
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Bhopal, India: The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) has arrested an alleged poacher targeting the prey base intended for Cheetahs translocated from Namibia and South Africa as part of the ambitious reintroduction project. This operation was carried out through the combined efforts of the Shivpuri unit…
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Bhubaneswar, India: The Special Task Force (STF) of the crime branch wing of Odisha Police has arrested two persons and seized leopard skin from his possession during a raid near Narla Railway Station in Kalahandi district. “During the search, a leopard Skin along with other incriminating materials was recovered from…
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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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