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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...
Two tiger reserves’ staff will learn to fight online crimeEmployees of Kali Tiger Reserve in Uttara Kannada and Nagarhole, which falls in Kodagu and Mysuru, will attend the training
Smuggled turtles flown back to their home in IndiaOver 50 Indian Star Tortoises illegally sold into Singapore were sent back home by wildlife NGOs.The tortoises, indigenous to India, will n...
Two held at Chennai airport for trying to smuggle 200 star tortoisesAs many as 200 star tortoises were seized at the Chennai airport on Thursday while they were being smuggled to Kuala Lumpur.
All is not well with the star tortoises of Sri Kurmam TempleThe Srikurmam temple in Srikakulam, which is the only temple in south India dedicated to the Kurmam (tortoise) avatar of Lord Vishnu, may h...
Threatened tortoises & turtles rescued from Kolkata, two heldThe officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seize...
Rs 1 crore worth abandoned gold seized from Air India flightGold worth Rs one crore was found abandoned under a seat of an Air India flight that arrived here from Kualalumpur today.
21 rare tortoises seized along Indo-Bangla borderTwenty-one rare tortoises were seized by BSF troops while they were being smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, offici...
60 tortoises seized from air passenger in ChennaiCustoms officials at Chennai airport on Saturday seized 60 star tortoises from a 35-year-old man who was trying to smuggle them to Bangkok ...
Srikurmam village temple in Andhra Pradesh breeds 55 baby star tortoisesSouthern India's only temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu's second avatar Srikurmanadha (in the form of a tortoise) in Srikurmam, a tiny villag...
- Man caught with 450 star back tortoises at Trivandrum International Airport
"The man had a visa for Malaysia but insisted that he was travelling to Bangkok which set off alarm bells as Bangkok has visa on entry.The ...
Bengal, a transit route for wildlife traffickingIn the last three months, BSF, Kolkata Police and the Customs have arrested more than 45 people and seized a huge number of turtles, tokay ...
- Report casts Japan as major importer of rare plants and animals
Japan is a major importer of rare plants and animals whose international trade is restricted under a convention on endangered species, acco...
- Illegal pet trade thrives
Waking up to this menace of pet shops operating illegally, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has now asked the state govts to chalk out a polic...
950 star tortoises seized from air passenger in ChennaiStar tortoises, an endangered species, have been seized by the Customs officials from a passenger of a flight bound for Bangkok via Colombo...
- Police seize over 150 tortoises from Bihar
Bihar police has seized over 150 tortoises from an unidentified sack lying on a railway station in Patna.
- Govt to issue fresh guidelines to tourists
The Centre is preparing fresh guidelines to create awareness among tourists, both domestic and international, against purchasing wildlife s...