Global: Four people have been caught at customs in south China while attempting to smuggle rare shellfish products from Vietnam.
Two of the suspects are Vietnamese, said an official with the customs of Pingxiang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Saturday.
Customs seized 17 tonnes of tridacna, a
Nepal: Police on Friday arrested two foreigners – an Indian and a Qatari national – in possession of six live Eurasian eagle-owls from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
Mohammad Sumelan (30) from India and Faisal Mohammad (passport number: 01095185) from Qatar were arrested while
India: That wildlife is being destructed in Assam has been proved yet again with the seizure of as many as five Indian softshell turtles (Nilssonia gangetica), or Ganges softshell turtle from a dhaba in Barpeta Town by the sleuths of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Guwahati with the help of perso
India: Dhupdhora police on Thursday arrested six persons with two Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko), a nocturnal Asian lizard, from Assam-Meghalaya border in Goalpara district. The geckos were found in a bolero vehicle.
The arrested five accused have been identified as Arponsh D Marak of South West Khasi H
Bangladesh: Rapid Action Battalion with the help of forest department rescued 1451 wild birds including some rare and endangered species in Feni Model Thana area in Feni early today.
They later freed the birds following a press briefing in the district.
Three alleged smugglers -- Ruhul Amin Sheikh,
