The
Banded Kraits (Bungarus fasciatus), are facing extinction in their
habitat at Lakhimpur district of Assam due to growing wildlife
trafficking. Their demand is high in the
quackery industry to prepare anti-cancer medicine from kraits venom. Illegal
collection has been strong with the involvement of interstate poachers backed
up by local collaborators.
August
7
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