Wildlife smugglers hunt on Orkut
Even stringent laws and a recently constituted bureau dedicated to check wildlife crime, it seems, cannot deter country’s wildlife smugglers from trading.
In a first of its kind case for Indian authorities, two men have been arrested who had hit upon a rather clever way to smuggle endangered species through social networking website Orkut.
Registering country’s first case of wildlife smuggling through internet, authorities now are busy trying to find out how this trading was being operated. Though there have been cases of wildlife smuggling through internet in countries like US and UK, for Indian authorities its first such case. Authorities maintain that the duo were well connected to customers worldwide through internet.
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In a first of its kind case for Indian authorities, two men have been arrested who had hit upon a rather clever way to smuggle endangered species through social networking website Orkut.
Registering country’s first case of wildlife smuggling through internet, authorities now are busy trying to find out how this trading was being operated. Though there have been cases of wildlife smuggling through internet in countries like US and UK, for Indian authorities its first such case. Authorities maintain that the duo were well connected to customers worldwide through internet.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://www.dc-epaper.com/DC/DCH/2008/08/28/index.shtml
Labels: albino civet cat, hunt, Indian authorities, Internet, Meerut, Orkut, social networking website, species, trading, United States, Uttar Pradesh, wildlife smugglers, Wildlife Trust of India
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