In a crackdown on wildlife trafficking, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has removed 1,158 videos associated with the illegal trade, poaching, hunting, and cooking of protected animals, as YouTube becomes a favorite hub for tech-savvy wildlife smugglers. Sources in the WCCB said that this
They help forest officers track rare species and crack down on poachers. In their free time, they snuggle and play fetch. They have hearty retirement plans too.
Abandoned marsupials and other trafficked species reveal the country’s growing illegal trade, driven by a desire for exclusive and costly status symbols
Between 2015-2021, India topped the list of seizures with 287 incidents, while Mainland China topped the list of seizures by volume (93,500 kgs) and individuals (5,600) of the threatened pangolins,.