Two persons were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district for allegedly poaching and attempting to sell a live pangolin. Forest officials seized the endangered animal and said more suspects may be involved in the illegal wildlife trade
In Hyderabad, police caught a man attempting to sell exotic American and Mexican turtles in Chandanagar. The accused, a software employee, was taken into custody, animals seized, and handed to Forest Department officials. Investigation into illegal wildlife trade continues
Two passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted at Hyderabad’s RGI Airport for smuggling live exotic reptiles. Customs officials seized four green keel-scaled lizards and ten girdle lizards during routine checks.
The research published in the journal of Environmental Research showed despite the known risk of animal to human transmission of disease, there is no clear evidence that the online wildlife trade was discouraged or decreased amid the pandemic.
