Articles for Wildlife Crimes

Odisha government issues SOP for digital evidence in wildlife crimes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha government issues SOP for digital evidence in wildlife crimes

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: To bolster investigation of forest and wildlife crimes in the state, the wildlife wing of the Forest department has issued a standard operating procedure recently for collection and handling of digital evidences of such offences. All divisional forest officers of territorial and wildlife divisions have been directed to ask their crime investigating officials to ensure compliance with the procedures …

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Trained dog squad, first of it's kind in India, tracks down poachers in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries
2 years, 4 months ago

Trained dog squad, first of it's kind in India, tracks down poachers in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries

Firstpost  

The squad, set up in 2011 by the biodiversity organisation ‘Aranyak’ with just one Belgian Malinois, now has seven dogs with more than one handler for each of them Guwahati: A trained dog squad in Assam, billed as the first of its kind in the country, is helping to track poachers in the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of the …

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The fight to bring a deadly illegal industry to justice
5 years, 3 months ago

The fight to bring a deadly illegal industry to justice

BBC  

The fight to bring a deadly illegal industry to justice Getty Images The illegal wildlife trade is the world's fourth biggest illicit industry yet it is largely overlooked compared to other types of crime Wildlife crime is often overlooked and under-prosecuted but involves huge, organised criminal networks. Getty Images Getting sufficient evidence can be difficult with wildlife crime but new …

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Visakhapatnam: Tiger poaching on the rise
5 years, 5 months ago

Visakhapatnam: Tiger poaching on the rise

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Though there is rapid growth in the tiger population in the country since 2006, poaching activities are also increasing. Of the seven tiger deaths in Andhra Pradesh, two were natural, two killed by poachers and two were captured and one case is under scrutiny. The forest department should expand the informer network and should focus on constant vigilance.” Sniffer …

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