Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh arrested a member of an international turtle smuggling gang in the Kanpur district and rescued 171 turtles from him, officials said on Sunday. The crackdown was carried out on July 18, when the STF achieved significant success by arresting Zahid Ali, a resident of Village Bhatpura in the Police Station Kamalganj of Fatehgarh, near the railway crossing within the jurisdiction of Police Station Harbansh Mohal of the Kanpur distr…
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Six persons were arrested and 53 protected animals/birds rescued in a joint operation of the CBI and DRI, Mumbai, that exposed a wildlife trafficking racket, an official said on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and DRI, Mumbai, with support from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Mumbai/Kolkata, recovered 5 Slow Loris, 2 Binturong, 28 Star Tortoises, 6 Egyptian Vultures and 2 Shikra birds, said the statement.These animals and birds are listed in…
Gwalior, March 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (MP-STSF), in coordination with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), arrested wanted wildlife smuggler Mishrilal Mahor from Shivpuri district of Gwalior division on Wednesday. Upon receiving information about Mahor’s location, a team of the State Tiger Force raided his house in Gohad village, Bhind district, and arrested him, a senior forest official told IANS.Mahor was allegedly involved in large-scale smuggling of R…