India: The forest department has arrested one person and seized around 5 kg of pangolin scales, known for their aphrodisiac and medicinal values, on Sunday night.
This is the second time this week that a pangolin smugglers has been arrested in Balaghat where pangolins are found in large numbers.
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India: An international smuggler of rare species of turtles has been arrested by the Madhya Pradesh forest department’s special task force (STF), the force’s officials said.
A four-member STF team led by Ritesh Sirothia, STF (wildlife crime) in-charge, arrested Manivannan Murugesan from Chennai,
Nepal: A team deployed from the CIB to prevent, control and investigate crimes related to environment and wildlife held Bal Bahadur Biswakarma, 56, of Chitwan. He had been living in Bara recently. Superintendent of Police Jeevan Shrestha, CIB spokesperson, said the musk pods recovered from Biswakarm
India: Acting on a tip off, forest officials of the Jaldapara Forest Reserve on Thursday arrested one youth, Amit Chhetri, for allegedly killing a deer in the National park and enjoying a feast with its meat.
The accused, who hails from the Beech Line area of the Ramjhora tea plantation, was produ
India: In a crackdown on illegal bird hunters in the district, forest officials today arrested at least two poachers from Barang Reserve Forest area and seized two dead bats along with various tools used for trapping birds.
The arrested poacher duo has been identified as Manoj Dehury and Rasanand D
