Guy Arrested With Pangolin Scales In West Bengal
Pangolin scales seized in Siliguri by means of wooded area vary officials.
Siliguri:
Police in West Bengal’s Siliguri arrested an individual on Thursday for having Pangolin scales in his ownership.
“At the foundation of a tip, police staff in conjunction with Sarugarah wooded area vary officials arrested Murshid Alam, a resident of West Bengal’s Alipurduar for possessing Pangolin scales,” stated Sanjay Dutta, Vary Officer, Sarugarah Vary.
Alam has been arrested for violation of the Natural world Coverage Act, 1972.
Additional investigation is being performed by means of the protection officers.
Pangolin, often referred to as the scaly anteater, is a mammal which faces threats because of searching and poaching.
This animal is indexed as significantly endangered within the World Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) crimson listing.
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