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CBI-DRI Joint Action Busts Wildlife Trafficking Racket; 52 Protected Animals And Birds Rescued, 6 Accused Arrested
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (51+ words) The CBI and DRI, with support from WCCB, rescued 52 protected animals and birds, including slow lorises, binturongs, star tortoises, Egyptian vultures and shikra birds, in a joint operation across Maharashtra and West Bengal. Six people were arrested for allegedly operating…...
CBI-DRI Bust Wildlife Trafficking Racket, Rescue Animals And Birds; Six Held
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (287+ words) Published: July 9, 2026 at 6: 55 PM IST New Delhi: From star tortoises and slow lorises to Egyptian vultures and Shikra birds, 53 protected animals and birds were rescued after the CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted an inter-state wildlife trafficking…...
Manta ray gill plates worth Rs 2. 3cr seized in one of Mizoram's biggest wildlife-related hauls
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (482+ words) Aizawl, Jul 9: Around 210 kg of suspected manta ray gill plates worth an estimated Rs 2. 3 crore were seized in Mizoram's Champhai district, in one of the state's biggest wildlife-related hauls, police said on Thursday. A pick-up truck was intercepted by the…...
Kampong Thom resource crimes down; illegal fishing falls 70%
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (378+ words) Cambodian authorities have reclaimed more than 4, 300 hectares of illegally encroached forest land in Kampong Thom, while illegal fishing activities have fallen by an estimated 70-80 per cent in the province over the past two years, according to the Royal Cambodian Army....
CBI, DRI expose wildlife trafficking racket, arrest 6
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (332+ words) New Delhi, July 9 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…...
Leopard Skin, 15 Claws Seized in Pune; Two Junnar Men Arrested in Wildlife Smuggling Case
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (405+ words) Reported by Mubarak Ansari Pune, 9th July 2026: In a major crackdown on wildlife trafficking, the Pune Forest Department arrested two men and seized a leopard skin, 15 claws, and two canine teeth during a joint operation conducted near Purple Cafe in Sangamwadi…...
CBI, DRI bust wildlife smuggling racket, rescue 53 animals, birds | Kolkata News
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (246+ words) CBI, DRI bust wildlife smuggling racket, rescue 53 animals, birds The Times of India Kolkata: CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai, supported by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, jointly raided multiple locations in Maharashtra and Bengal and busted a…...
Three persons arrested for possession of tusks near Katpadi
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (17+ words) Three individuals were arrested near Katpadi for possessing large tusks, revealing a smuggling operation involving wildlife trafficking....
Three caught red-handed hunting deer, meat recovered: Villagers chase suspects for 10km in Bolero before capturing them - Rajasthan News
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (240+ words) The vigilance of villagers and wildlife enthusiasts led to the capture of three men allegedly involved in hunting a deer in Rajasthan's Balotra district. Deer meat, a cutter believed to have been used in the hunt, a torch and a…...
Bangladesh hunts wildlife traffickers after 1, 104 exotic animals seized
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (832+ words) The Rupnagar seizure has exposed gaps in wildlife import monitoring, with experts warning exotic pets can carry diseases, disrupt native ecosystems and fuel cross-border trafficking. Bangladeshi authorities have seized 1, 104 exotic animals, including venomous tarantulas and Mexican black kingsnakes, from a…...