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DRI Nagpur seizes leopard skin trophy in Bhopal; 3 arrested in wildlife sm
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major strike against the illegal wildlife trade, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, seized one leopard skin with head (in trophy form) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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Kedis Mewali to Bali: The Homecoming of the Red-breasted Parakeet Revives
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Denpasar [Indonesia], October 27: The skies of Bali once again hold hope. After years of silence in its tropical forests, the distinctive calls of the Red-breasted Parakeet (Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii) may soon echo once more across its native land. This brightly colored parrot specie
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Joint operation cracks down on illegal wildlife trade in Gujarat's Valsad;
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In a breakthrough against illegal wildlife trafficking, a joint operation conducted by the Gujarat Forest Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) successfully seized wildlife articles, including the skin of a leopard cub, and arrested three offenders.
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BSF Meghlaya arrests man 'involved' in illegal wildlife trade
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"The individual was found in possession of ivory/elephant tusks, which were intended to be smuggled into Bangladesh," BSF PRO said in a statement.
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Three arrested in Andhra's Srikakulam for wildlife trafficking, rare wild
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Forest officials arrested three people for illegal wildlife trafficking in Srikakulam on Tuesday. Intercepting their vehicle, the officials seized rare species of animals.
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WCCB-Aaranyak sensitises 99 SSB men on combating wildlife crime
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The sensitisation workshop on "Preventing Wildlife Crime and Illegal Wildlife Trade" was conducted jointly by wildlife crime experts and resource persons from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak on being invited by the SSB.
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Eight arrested with four leopard skins in J-K’s Srinagar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized four leopard skins and apprehended eight people from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir involved in the illegal wildlife trade, said DRI officials on Sunday.
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Illegal tiger trade syndicate busted, former field officer of WPSI arreste
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), an apex body constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to combat the organised wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trade issued a red alert to all Tiger reserves and tiger bearing areas to intensify the patrollin
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Mysuru: PM Modi launches International Big Cats Alliance on Commemoration
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
With the aim to curb poaching and illegal wildlife trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) in Karnataka.
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Wildlife flourishing under Modi government like never before
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) on Sunday, government sources said on Saturday.
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Assam: SSB, Royal Bhutan officials attend sensitisation on transboundary w
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Over seventy men in uniform, including officials from Royal Bhutan Government, on Monday, participated in two back-to-back sensitisation workshops on Preventing Wildlife Crime and Illegal Wildlife Trade organised by country key border guarding force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in two BoP on I
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Routes for smuggling wildlife across countries often the ones used to traf
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The porous international borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, China and other Southeast Asian countries, and a growing aviation market make the fight against the illegal wildlife trade increasingly difficult in India, said the report which was released by Union Finance Minister Sitharama
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