Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 16 individuals in the Nadukuda area of Mannar while transporting around 1280 sea cucumbers, sans valid license. The operation also resulted in the seizure of a cab used for this illicit activity.
The Navy conducts regular operations in the coast
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka: A large-scale racket of uprooting trees in the Sigiriya forest reserve and selling them to a hotel project was foiled by the wildlife conservators yesterday.
During the raid, they arrested two suspects and seized a large stock of Bolpana trees, a plant species endemic to the ar
Pune, India: A collaborative effort involving Wildlife SOS, Gujarat Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), the Gujarat Forest Department, and the Maharashtra Forest Department has seized illegal wildlife contraband and apprehended individuals
Bengaluru, India: The Karnataka government, at a cabinet meeting on January 5, had taken a decision to open a 90-day window for people to surrender wildlife articles in their possession.
The forest department started the exercise of collecting articles and from January 19 to February 7, 19 people s
Dambulla, Sri Lanka: A total of 174 kilograms of bush meat was recovered from a restaurant near the Dambulla Economic Center after a raid conducted by wildlife officers attached to the Sigiriya Wildlife Office.
They said two suspects were arrested during the raid yesterday (17), following informat
