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EXOTIC WILDLIFE SEIZURE
Mumbai shocker: From raccoons and black foxes to hyraxes, 45 animals seized from passenger at airportCustoms officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport intercepted a passenger arriving on a Thai Airways flight, ...05 Jul, 2025, 06.43 PM IST- This US man lets seven tigers roam freely at home and calls them ‘emotional support animals’. Here’s everything we know so farA Nevada man was arrested after authorities seized seven tigers from his property. He claimed they were emotional support animals. Official...08 Apr, 2025, 02.42 AM IST
- Customs department seizes exotic wildlife, including snakes, monitor lizards and turtles at Bhubaneswar airportCustoms officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneshwar confiscated a variety of exotic wildlife, including king snakes, mo...29 Mar, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
- Inside the illicit trade of exotic animals from Myanmar to IndiaThe civil war in Myanmar and resultant anarchy in border areas have given a new life to the smuggling of wildlife—from marmoset monkeys to ...26 May, 2024, 09.20 PM IST
- Tarantulas from Poland, Tamarins from Thailand seized in ChennaiThe end price of exotic creatures is very high. But enforcement agencies, in recent years, have stopped assigning any monetary value to wil...31 Jul, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
- DRI busts exotic birds trafficking syndicate, arrests 2 for smuggling 22 macaws from BangladeshThe joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Customs Department at the Kolkata...23 Jun, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
- Lesser-known species like Otter, Pangolin form a large part of wildlife tradeAs govt focuses on protection of high-profile wild animals, there is little emphasis on a range of smaller species sought for their medicin...30 Jul, 2016, 02.25 AM IST
- Babus stumped by seizure of octopus and sea crabs on Nepal borderThe Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) seized a large cache of octopus and sea crabs, weighing 67 kgs, from near Bhikhna Thori on the Indo-Nepal bor...02 Jan, 2016, 05.47 AM IST
- Agony of the winged mimics: Parrots form 50% of wild bird trade in the countryIronically, it is absolutely legal to keep exotic birds in captivity. India has 12 species of parrots, of which eight are regularly traded.21 Feb, 2012, 04.27 PM IST
- Four exotic turtles seized from capitalIn its first ever independent operation since its inception last year, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has unearthed an illegal pet trade...06 Nov, 2008, 07.28 PM IST
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