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Kerala: Two Elephant tusks worth Rs 2 crore stolen from Pangode army camp
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Two elephant tusks worth approximately Rs 2 crore have been reported stolen from the Pangode Army Camp in Thiruvananthapuram, said the officials.
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Kerala HC quashes State Govt order legalising actor Mohanlal's possession
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The High Court of Kerala has quashed a government order that had legalised Mohanlal's possession of the elephant tusks. The court has also directed the government to issue a fresh notification in this regard.
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Wild elephant carcass found in Kerala's Kuruvanpuzha river
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The elephant's foot was found stuck in a rock in the middle of the river. Authorities believe the elephant got stuck while attempting to cross the river. The body is estimated to be at least three weeks old, and its tusks were not visible.
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Telangana: One person arrested in Hyderabad for smuggling elephant ivories
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The sleuths of Special Operations Team, Rachakonda along with Forest Range Officials Ranga Reddy district apprehended one accused who was trying to sell the Elephant Ivories (tusks) illegally and seized two elephant ivories and one mobile phone from his possession, Commissioner of police Rac
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West Bengal: Forest officials discover carcass of 'Makna' elephant in Bagd
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A carcass of a Makna elephant (male elephant without tusks) was found in the jungles of Bagdogra in the Kurseong division of Darjeeling, an official said on Sunday.
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BSF Meghlaya arrests man 'involved' in illegal wildlife trade
Updated : 1 year, 1 month 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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DRI intercepts illegal elephant tusk trade in Bengaluru; seven arrested
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a meticulously planned operation, the Directorate of Revenue (DRI) officers in Bengaluru have busted a syndicate's efforts to illicitly trade elephant tusks, classified under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
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West Bengal: DRI Siliguri seizes elephant tusks from train at New Jalpaigu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Siliguri unit seized Asiatic elephant tusks (ivory) weighing around 7.5 kg from Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri railway station Saturday afternoon. Two accused have been arrested in the tusk smuggling case.
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Assam: Forest department seizes rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger bones;
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday.
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Routes for smuggling wildlife across countries often the ones used to traf
Updated : 3 years, 3 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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Odisha STF arrests one with three elephant tusks
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Subarnapur (Odisha) [India], April 24 (ANI): Odisha Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday arrested one person for possessing three elephant tusks weighing 10 kg each and other incriminating materials, said an STF press note.
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Odisha: Two elephant tusks seized, one apprehended
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 27 (ANI): The Special Task Force (STF) along with the Karanjia forest officials apprehended one person and seized two elephant tusks during a search operation on Saturday.
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