Campaign to protect the rare Red Sand Boa
By IANS |
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Wed, Jan 27 2021 12:18 IST |
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Campaign to protect the rare Red Sand Boa. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Jan 27 : The World Wildlife Fund-India and TRAFFIC India Office have launched an online campaign to raise awareness on the illegal trade of the Red Sand Boa (Eryx Johnii), or what is known as the double-headed snake .
The Red Sand Boa is protected under the Schedule IV of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and any sale, purchase or possession of the species is a punishable criminal offence.
TRAFFIC India Office Head Saket Badola said that despite its important ecological role and protection status in the country, the Red Sand Boa is heavily trafficked.