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STF Arrests One Person For Wildlife Trafficking In Odisha
In Odisha's Kalahandi district, the police rescued a pangolin from Karnikhunti village, after a tip-off was given to the special task force personnel. On May 23, the police confirmed the arrest of one person on charges of wildlife trafficking. The endangered animal was handed over to the divisional forest officer under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. pangolin's body is covered with overlapping scales made of keratin, trafficked for… read-more
Tags: Wildlife , pangolin, Odisha, stf, Trafficking
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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1 Held For Possession Of 1 Kg Pangolin Scale In Guwahati: Assam
In Assam's Guwahati, Assam Forest Department has arrested a man with one kilogram of Pangolin scale, on March 17. The Guwahati police and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Assam Forest Department in a joint operation arrested the accused and seized one kilogram of Pangolin from Guwahati, Assam. A case has been registered under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Further details are awaited.
Tags: Assam, assam forest department, Crime, pangolin, Guwahati
Courtesy: ANI
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3 Kg Pangolin Scales, 38 Pangolin Claws Seized; Smugglers Arrested
As many as three kilograms of pangolin scales and 38 pangolin claws were seized by the Kolkata Police Detective Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change on July 11 from central Kolkata. The wildlife smugglers were held when a joint team investigated a bus on Kolkata’s Bentinck Street. Besides, the accused will be soon produced before the court.
Tags: wildlife trading, pangolin, Wildlife , wildlife smugglers
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
