Critter News
NOVEMBER 9, 2008
It sure looks like India is taking wildlife crime investigation seriously. In its first ever independent operation since its inception last year, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has unearthed an illegal pet trade racket arresting one and seizing four live Indian Tent turtles from Mahipalpur area here.
Critter News
AUGUST 16, 2010
It was sent from North America to India and confiscated by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime India endangered species. It was labeled as a "rug" and the only reason they searched was because of a tip.
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Critter News
AUGUST 22, 2008
Kamthi (previously spelled Kamptee) is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra The seizure of 12 deer antlers (6 pairs) from a car at Kamptee octroi post by city police late Tuesday night proves that Nagpur continues to be major centre for of illegal trade in wildlife parts.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 9, 2008
In India, f orensic tests helped establish guilt in the killing of 10 endangered lions. Tags: wildlife crime India poaching lion. To confirm the line of investigation, in a yet another unprecedented move, a narco-analysis test was conducted on one of the accused, a woman. It confirmed the initial findings.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
From the Times of India. Sher Singh, one of the kingpins of the countrywide wildlife trafficking racket involved in stealing eight common marmosets from Alipore Zoo on August 9, walked off a train in the wee hours of Friday. Sure doesn't sound like these guys take wildlife trafficking very seriously. Unfortunate.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
In India this time. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime otters India organizations poaching tigers. They seized tiger skins, tiger bones and otter skins. Where could those tiger bones be going but to Asian countries to make tiger bone wine?
Critter News
AUGUST 1, 2009
India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said that speeding up justice as well as hefty fines are needed to strengthen the Wildlife Protection Act. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species.
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