(IN): 65 tiger, leopard and otter skins seized in Karnataka

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65 tiger, leopard and otter skins seized in Karnataka

 

*13 December, 2007

 

The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) provided intelligence and

assisted in a huge wildlife enforcement operation in northern Karnataka in

the early hours of this morning. Sixty-five skins were seized – one tiger

skin, 21 leopard skins and 43 otter skins. A well known wildlife trader

called Prabhakar was arrested.

 

Prabhakar is said to have been in the trade for years. He purchases the

skins directly from poachers and allegedly controls most of the illegal

wildlife trade in south India. In the past he is known to have supplied

skins to the notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand in Delhi. Prabhakar is

an active political worker and is believed to have considerable local

support.

 

The Karnataka Police CID Forest Cell, which is headed by Inspector General

of Police, K.S.N. Chikkerur, conducted two raids in the town of Hubli and

the village of Haliyal. The raiding party was led by Deputy Superintendent

of Police, Mr Narayan Swami.

 

" This second large seizure within just a few days, is a serious wakeup call

on how swiftly we are loosing our wildlife to the illegal wildlife trade " ,

said Belinda Wright, Executive Director of WPSI. " We will loose this great

national treasure if we do not make curbing wildlife crime a priority and

use intelligence-led enforcement to curb this menace " .

 

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