Wildlife trafficking News
Principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) Sunil Pandey issued similar alerts for all forest divisions in Pilibhit, Bahraich, Gonda, Maharajganj and Balrampur districts which are close to the border.
It is believed that Pangolins are the most illegally traded animals for their scales, which are used to treat asthma, rheumatism and arthritis.
The report `Not For Sale` by the World Wide Fund for Nature also sought additional and immediate measures to halt the worrying trend in illegal trafficking for international trade of CITES-listed species in the world`s most ecologically important places -- including World Heritage Sites (under natural category) in India.
The scenario is what led the authorities to believe that what they had before them was a slaughterhouse and a holding facility for the live animals.
Frozen tiger carcasses, skins and dead cubs in jars, were a part of the haul during the temple raid among other protected species.
These reports have further fuelled the accusations against the sanctuary of being involved in illegal wildlife trade.
The wildlife authorities discovered the remains of 40 tiger cubs hidden in a freezer.
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