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ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF ANIMALS
India’s endangered tigers are being sold in Myanmar for lust potions and dark mythsMong La in Myanmar is a center for illegal wildlife trade. This trade impacts Indian forests. Poachers target tigers in areas like Maharash...29 Jul, 2025, 01.55 PM IST- Indian immigrants deported: The big business of donkey routeA US military aircraft landed in Amritsar with 104 deported Indians, illegal immigrants in the US. This underscores the persistence of huma...06 Feb, 2025, 09.14 PM IST
- Nigeria destroys seized pangolin parts to deter wildlife traffickingNigeria has burned four tonnes of seized pangolin scales, valued at $1.4 million, the first time it has publicly destroyed seized wildlife ...17 Oct, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
- 'Lakadbaggha', Anshuman Jha’s social drama on animal poaching eyeing early Jan releaseThe film will explore the phenomenon of illegal animal trade.29 Dec, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
- Consignment of exotic wildlife intercepted in Silchar, AssamThe forest authorities here disclosed that a truck coming from Mizoram side was intercepted by forest personnel at around 11:30 pm on late ...29 Jul, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand emerging as hotspots for pangolin trafficking in India, researchers warnA recent study, published in the journal Cell, had placed pangolins as a natural reservoir of coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2, the one ...09 Apr, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
- SSB to have major manpower augmentation by 2018 for better vigil at Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan bordersThere are few gap areas at the borders and to plug them up, the SSB expects a major manpower augmentation to be completed by 2018. It is bo...14 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
- Smuggling prompted central ban on sale of cattle for slaughterThe prime focus of the regulation is to protect the animals from cruelty and not to regulate the existing trade in cattle for slaughter hou...30 May, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
- Cattle trafficking: Supreme Court asks Centre to frame rules in 3 monthsThe bench also asked the Centre to hold a meeting with the states bordering Bangladesh to evolve a mechanism including some long-term measu...12 Jul, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
- China and the US take a great leap towards elephant conservationTaking a big step towards elephant conservation, both China and United States decided to take swift action to protect elephants from the on...26 Sep, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- Poaching of wild animals a serious issue, says governmentTerming poaching of wild animals as a serious issue, govt said wildlife in the country is "under stress" with illegal trade in South East A...16 Jul, 2014, 03.54 PM IST
- Poaching of wild animals a serious issue: GovtTerming poaching of wild animals as a serious issue, government on Wednesday said wildlife in the country is "under stress" with illegal tr...16 Jul, 2014, 02.00 PM IST
- Wildlife trade surfaces in Bengal againIllegal trafficking syndicates of wild animals in Dum Dum, Baguiati and Rajarhat areas have resurfaced once again after the traffickers lie...26 May, 2014, 03.37 AM IST
- Several wildlife smuggling rackets may be operationalThe roots of illegal trafficking of animals in Dumdum and Baguiati are deeper than what meets the eye.24 Jan, 2014, 02.31 AM IST
- Obama in $10 million effort to cut wildlife traffickingHe said that rhinoceros horn was worth around $30,000 per pound on the black market -- making it literally worth more than its weight in go...01 Jul, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
- Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife tradeHundreds of rangers have been killed over recent years as poachers stop at nothing in their quest for lucrative animal parts such as ivory ...09 Mar, 2013, 01.48 PM IST
- Four leopards killed every week between 2001-10: StudyAn estimated four leopards were poached and their body parts sold illegally every week between 2001 and 2010 in India, a recent report from...16 Oct, 2012, 02.39 AM IST
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