India: led by Balangir DFO Sameer Satpathy on Monday night seized a leopard skin by conducting a raid on a house in Kansar village in Balangir district and arrested a person. The arrested accused was identified as Biswamitra Rana. Based on a tipoff about wildlife smuggling underway for the past few
India: Two men were arrested from Rewari on Tuesday for allegedly selling genitals of male monitor lizards and jackals over the last four months through social media, in collaboration with a few astrologers in Delhi-NCR, to people with superstitious beliefs, the police said. The monitor lizard is a
India: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested two persons with 4.1 kg of ambergris or whale vomit – used to make high-end perfumes and medicines. This is the third such incident in the last two weeks. Under the Wildlife Protection Act, it is illegal to buy or sell ambergris.
Acting on a tip-o
India: The whale vomit is called as ‘floating gold’ for its high value
In a joint operation, officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Chennai, along with the local forest and police personnel arrested an eight-member gang which allege
The whale vomit is called as ‘floating goldâ€
India: 10 wildlife smugglers were arrested with Kendu leaves worth ₹50 lakhs and 13 vehicles used in the illegal trade were seized during Saturday raids in Kaimur wildlife sanctuary by forest department and state police officials.
The raids were conducted on a tip off that interstate smugglers ha