A sensitisation programme was held at VV Ramaiah village in Kothagudem district to educate tribal communities about wildlife conservation, legal consequences of poaching, and the importance of biodiversity.
The Uttar Pradesh STF arrested an alleged international wildlife smuggler in Kanpur and rescued 171 Indian Roofed Turtles. Investigators said the trafficking network supplied protected turtles through West Bengal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to markets in China, Hong Kong and Malaysia
The Uttar Pradesh STF arrested alleged wildlife trafficker Aamir in Gorakhpur and rescued 100 protected rose-ringed parrots kept in cramped conditions. Officials said he was part of an interstate wildlife smuggling network operating across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal under the Wildlife Protection Act
Forest officials in South Tripura rescued ten endangered monitor lizards and arrested a 21-year-old for alleged wildlife trafficking near Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary. The reptiles, seized during a routine check, were released after veterinary examination; authorities launched an investigation into the trafficking network
