Thursday, November 28, 2013

INCREASE IN PENALTY RATE FOR POACHERS- BHUTAN



To protect two most endangered species, tigers and snow leopards, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest of Bhutan has increased the penalty on their poaching to Nu 1 Million which is more than ten times the existing penalty of Nu 50,000. The increased rate of illegal poaching of the animal’s part has compelled the government to revise and increase the rate in order to discourage the poachers and save the animals.
November 19

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