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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.
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JANUARY 4, 2010
From the Economic Times (part of the India Times, I think). India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china. I don't trust the Chinese government on any issue. I'm too, too cynical.
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