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How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so trickyIn order to predict and prevent future pandemics like COVID-19, researchers need to find the origin of the viruses that cause them. This is...
11 Jun, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Poaching could increase under virus lockdownsPoaching of endangered species could rebound as authorities divert their attention to enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures, an internati...
29 Apr, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.08 AM 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
- Police seize contraband wildlife products, arrests 3 persons
"Wildlife Crime Cell of Odisha Crime Branch makes seizure of contraband wildlife products in Bargarh town area," Special DG of Police, Crim...
10 Jul, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
Pangolins face extinction in India, wildlife body warnsOn the eve of World Pangolin Day, a wildlife body on Friday highlighted the extreme impact caused by poaching and illegal trade of the spec...
19 Feb, 2016, 09.09 PM IST
Marine engineer among 13 held for smuggling Indian pangolins to ChinaIn a major breakthrough Madhya Pradesh forest department on Monday arrested 13 people including a Kolkata-based marine engineer and a corpo...
12 May, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
Siliguri corridor is now conduit for live animal smugglingAfter items like antiques, narcotics, sandalwood or animal body parts, now it is the turn of live animals like snakes.
24 Dec, 2013, 04.43 PM IST
- Pangolin scales seized
The recent seizure of 70 kilograms pangolin scales from Debidanga and arrest of seven persons have once again proved that the Siliguri corr...
06 Aug, 2013, 03.55 AM IST
Manipur police close in on million-rupee reptile racketThe state police are on a manhunt to nab the top ring leaders of a gang of poachers involved in smuggling Tokay Gecko, a rare reptile speci...
29 Jul, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- China arrests three for endangered animal trade
Chinese police have busted a criminal gang involved in illegal trade of endangered animals, seizing hundreds of bear paws, bear meat and an...
26 Jun, 2012, 05.11 PM IST
- Tiger skulls, drugs bound for China seized in Manipur
A large consignment of animal parts was seized by the Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel district on Monday.
19 Feb, 2009, 06.04 AM IST