Wild
Enforcement assists in 49 seizures
Between July 2001 and October 2002, the
activities of the Wild Enforcement Programme have led
to 49 seizures and the arrest of 81 individuals involved
in illegal wildlife trade. Most seizures have taken
place in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, and Himachal Pradesh.
Of note is the seizure of one rhino horn in Assam and
the arrest of a major trader in rhino horns. Similar
interventions are being pursued on an ongoing basis.
Wildlife seizures assisted by
WTI
July 2001 to October 2002
| Total number of persons arrested |
81 |
| Tiger skins seized |
13 |
| Tiger bones seized |
21.5 kgs |
| Leopard skins seized |
55 |
| Ivory seized |
52.3 kg |
| Ivory bangles (seized in Rajasthan) |
516 |
| Raw shahtoosh wool (Delhi) |
130 kg |
| Rhino horn (Assam) |
1 |
| Bear bile seized |
750 gm |
| Musk pods |
17 |
| Himalayn red fox skin |
2 |
| Spotted deer skins |
11 |
| Spotted deer antlers |
138 kg |
| Tortoises (live released in rivers) |
60 |
| Turtles (live) |
2 tons +
24 no. |
| Turtles (dead) |
25 |
| Outer shell (back) of dead Turtles |
250 kg |
| Loose mongoose hair |
16 kg |
| Mongooses hair brushes |
19 gunny bags +
11 cartons |
| Parakeets (live released in forests) |
274 |
| Owl (live released in forests) |
8 |
Hill Mynah (live released in forests)
|
3 |
| Leopard cubs (live released in forests) |
5 |
| Pangolin(live released in forests) |
1 |
| Hog deer (live released in forests) |
1 |
| Peacocks (live released in forests) |
6 |
The following items were also impounded during the
above seizures:
- 1 Imported rifle unlicensed
- 5 domestic guns (illegal)
- 17.7 kg of narcotic substance (charas)
- Various arms and ammunition seized in Bombay (partly
legal)
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