Tuesday, November 20, 2012

CONCERN AS WILDLIFE TRADE FLOURISHES (NEPAL)



The ever flourishing trade of wildlife body parts, including those of the tiger, rhino and leopard, in hilly districts namely Darchula, Baitadi and Dadeldhura in the Far-Western region of the country along the Nepal-India border has sent alarm bells ringing among authorities. The police in Baitadi district on Saturday arrested a man with around 10 sets of skins of the barking deer ‘Ratuwa’. About 10 days ago, a local report claimed that smuggling of around 10 sacks of wildlife body parts were being ferried along Darchula district in Nepal that borders India and China. 

7 November
Kantipur

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