India: In three different operations, Marine Police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) and Forest Department personnel seized 338 kg of endangered sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and arrested one person, who procured them at the behest of smugglers.
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India: Alert Gudiyattam forest range officials on Wednesday busted an illicit mongoose hair trade racket with the arrest of four persons. This is the first time in the State that such a racket has been unearthed.
According to Vellore district forest officer Sumanth Soman, around 5.5 kg of hair poach
India: The Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) personnel on Thursday recovered 58 red sanders logs from a dump in the forest under Karakambadi beat, 25 km from here. The logs weighing two tonnes are worth of Rs 40 lakh, according to Task Force DSP Sridhar Rao.
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India: Forest Department officials displaying seized sea cucumbers in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday.
Marine Police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) have seized 25 kg of endangered sea cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and detained a person who was carrying them t
Nepal: Four persons were arrested in possession of as many as nine red panda hides from Kapan of Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Sushil Rai (23) of Balamta-8 of Udayapur, Jeevan Gurung (24) of Dubekol VDC-8 in Khotang, Muskan Thapa (24) of Bhimgidi VDC-1 in Baglung, and Lal Bahadur Thing (32) of Sarikhet Pa
