Tag: Illegal Wildlife Trade

In the last couple of years, the State has witnessed countless incidents of elephants, leopards, pangolin, deer and other animals killed for tusk, skin, skulls, teeth and bones among others

New Delhi: Ahead of the Global Wildlife Program (GWP) involving 19 Asian countries, to be held here on October 2 to address the issue of illegal wildlife trade, the government on Friday said wildlife crimes in India have dropped in last 10 years. Stating that India was playing a leadership role in managing wildlife, Union […]

Nayagarh: Days after the forest department officials rescued five bear cubs from the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Saturday arrested two persons and…

Bhubaneswar: The rampant rise in illegal trade of wildlife and wildlife products seems to have touched alarming proportions in Odisha. Poachers, middlemen and traders involved in such activities are also…