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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: October 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: October 2024
(November 13, 2024) The following content is compiled from publicly available sources and does not represent the views of WCS-India. Reported species in seizure incidents may differ from actual occurrences due to challenges in verifying species identification, geographical differences, and varying levels of detail in local reporting. Please interpret this information within the newsletter with caution, as it may not always reflect precise or validated identification.  We collected and collated 42 illegal wi...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: September 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: September 2024
(October 29, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.  We collected and collated 53 illegal wildlife trade-related data-points from various regions across India using open-source information. The highest number of wildlife seizure incidents were reported from Tamil Nadu (8), Maharashtra (6), and Odisha (6). Some of the reported wildlife species included Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (Indian Flapshell Turtle, Indian Softshell Tur...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: August 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: August 2024
(September 09, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.  We collected and collated 57 illegal wildlife trade related data-points from various regions across India using open-source information. The highest number of wildlife seizure incidents were reported from Tamil Nadu (13), Odisha (8), and Assam (5). Some of the reported wildlife species included Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (Indian Roofed Turtle, Tricarinate Hill Turtle, Indian T...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: July 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: July 2024
(August 19, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.   Fifty-six illegal wildlife trade incidents from various regions across the country have been collected using open-source intelligence (OSINT). The highest number of wildlife seizure incidents were reported from the states of Odisha (12), Maharashtra (8), and Tamil Nadu (8). Some of the commonly reported wildlife species in seizures were Asian Elephant, Leopard, Tiger, Parakeets, Mu...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: June 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: June 2024
(July 18, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India. Forty-eight illegal wildlife trade incidents from various regions across the country have been collected using open-source intelligence (OSINT). The highest number of wildlife seizure incidents were reported from the states of Tamil Nadu (12), Odisha (6), and Uttar Pradesh (5). Some of the commonly reported wildlife species in seizures were Asian Elephant, Pangolin, Indian Softshell Turtl...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: May 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: May 2024
(June 13, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.   Important Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) news from India:  1. The Odisha Forest Department seized a tiger nail, two bear nails and 202 pangolin scales from Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary during a raid. Two people were arrested. Link   Photo Credit: Kalinga TV   2. The Mizoram Police Department seized 24 exotic wild animals which included 18 snake species, f...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: April 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: April 2024
(May 15, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.   Important Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) news from India:  1. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 400 live freshwater turtles in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. The van carrying the turtles was heading to West Bengal. In another related incident the Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized 117 live turtles from Utkal Express at Bhubaneswar railway station. ...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: March 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: March 2024
(April 19, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.  Important Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) news from India 1. Mizoram’s State Excise and Narcotics Department seized 98 kg of pangolin scales at a checkpoint in Vairengte, Kolasib District, Mizoram. The accused who was driving a cab from Shillong to Aizawl was from Assam’s Cachar District. The contraband was passed on as smoked pork. Link 1, Link 2,  Link 3 2....

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: February 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: February 2024
(March 18, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.   Important Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) news from India:  In a joint operation by Mizoram Forest Department and Assam Rifles, 49 exotic wild animals were seized in Champhai. The media report mentions the species seized, which include Solomon Cockatoo (10), Posque’s Parrot (2), Marmoset Monkey (2), and unidentified turtle (9), snake (10), lizard (16) species. Th...

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: January 2024

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Illegal Wildlife Trade News: January 2024
(March 12, 2024) The following content is collected from public information and does not represent the views of WCS-India.  Important Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) news from India: 1. Forest departments from the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha conducted a seizure of 2.7 kg pangolin scales and one live pangolin at Nagalbod village, along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha state border, near the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. Three poachers were arrested; Link 2. Odisha Forest Department seized 132 parakee...

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