Nepal: Two persons have been arrested in possession of five live red panda on Tuesday.
A police team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Durbarmarg, nabbed Sukra Rai and Ajit Basnet of Solukhumbu while they were searching for prospective clients to sell the endangered animal.
DSP Dan Bahad
India: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has smashed an international wildlife smuggling racket with the seizure of about 8,000 kg of shark fins in Mumbai and the coastal town of Veraval in Gujarat. Four persons, including the mastermind, have also been arrested.
According to the DRI, th
India: Four poachers have been arrested by a team of Bijnor forest department and police personnel for killing an elephant, chopping it into pieces and burying its carcass six months ago. Fifteen more people have been booked under the Wildlife Protection Act allegedly for helping to chop the carcass
India: The RMC Yard police arrested a man for illegally smuggling and selling sea fans (gorgonians) in the city and seized 130 sea fans from the accused. The accused, Madhukumar, 29, a resident of Byatarayanapura, was remanded to judicial custody.
The police said that sea fans or gorgonians wer
India: Ahead of the Naag Panchmi festival next week, Forest Department officials have seized 21 snakes from snake charmers in the Sri Krishna Janam Bhoomi area here in the past two days.
More snake charmers and poachers are under the radar, an official said.
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