Wanted wildlife trader arrested

India: In a covert operation assisted by WTI, Hari Singh and Munni, husband and wife, were apprehended in Gwalior and 27.5 kgs of pangolin scales were seized from them. It is a huge development in busting the pangolin trade racket since they are a crucial link to the trade that has been flourishing

Nepal: A squad deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Sunday arrested two persons while trying to smuggle five endangered tortoises from Lagankhel of Lalitpur District. Tipped off by a special source, the police squad raided the area in Lalitpur and arrested two pe
Seven convicted for selling lizards, birds

India: The Hingna court on Monday convicted seven accused who were caught selling monitor lizards and some birds at a local market in 2005. The Judicial Magistrate first class ( JMFC) PP Deshmukh has sentenced all the accused for three years imprisonment. Apart from this, the two main accused have
Two held with live pangolin from Bhaktapur

Nepal: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police Wednesday arrested two persons along with a pangolin from Mahamanjushree Nagagarkot Municipality of Bhaktapur. Pangolin is a protected wildlife species. The arrested are Gyan Bahadur Moktan of Gokule, Kavrepalanchowk and Anil Moktan of Si