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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 2 Crore Stolen From Military Camp After DJ Party
The tusks, which had been displayed inside the officers' mess, were found missing on Thursday following a DJ party organised the previous night.
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Elephant Buried On Private Property In Kerala, Tusk Missing, Probe Ordered
Forest Department officials today found the carcass of a wild elephant buried on a private property near a forest area under the Machad Range in the district.
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4 Arrested With Elephant Tusk Weighing 13.9 kg In Gujarat: Police
Four persons were arrested in Ahmedabad in Gujarat allegedly with an elephant tusk weighing 13.9 kg that they planned to sell for Rs 35 lakh, a police official said on Sunday.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Elephant Found Beheaded In Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been found decapitated with its tusks missing in Indonesia, the conservation agency said Monday, as it opened a poaching investigation.
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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 1.69 Crore Seized In West Bengal
In a major success against wildlife parts smuggling, Revenue Intelligence investigators have recovered over 16 kg of ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore from a place near Siliguri in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Destroys Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Scales Worth $1.3 million
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
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10 kg Of Elephant Tusks Seized In West Bengal, Two Arrested
Six pieces of ivory, weighing about 10 kg, were seized from two people arrested in West Bengal, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said in a statement today. The pair was caught near the Tenzing Norgey bus stand in Siliguri and six pieces of ivory collectively weighing 9.9 kg were recovered from them last night, it said.
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New York Seizes $4.5 Million Worth Of Elephant Ivory Items
The New York authorities seized $4.5 million worth of illegal elephant ivory items in what they described as the biggest bust in the state's history, officials said on Thursday.
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After Kenya, Now India Plans To Burn Its Ivory Stockpile
Close on the heels of Kenya, which recently set on fire over a hundred ton of its ivory stockpile, experts in India are planning a similar provision to destroy the "white gold" to send a strong message against poaching.
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Kenya Torches Huge Elephant Tusk Stockpile
Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire today as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Thailand Seizes 87 African Ivory Tusks Worth $800,000
Officials in Thailand say they seized 315 kilograms (695 pounds) of African elephant tusks worth an estimated $800,000 at Bangkok's international airport.
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4 Poachers Arrested With Elephant Tusk in Jalpaiguri
Four poachers were arrested on Saturday with an elephant tusk and a rifle belonging to Assam Rifles in Birpara forest of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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2 Tonnes Of Elephant Tusks Seized In Vietnam
More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique have been seized, an official said today.
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5 Held With Tusk, Rhino Horn Worth Lakhs in Bengal
Five people have been arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after elephant tusk and rhino horn worth over Rs.30 lakh were recovered from them, an official said today.
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Actor Jayaram's Possession of Elephant Tusks Kicks Up Row
Animal rights activists are up in arms against the recent order of the Kerala Forest Department, allowing well-known Malayalam-Tamil actor Jayaram to keep custody of a pair of tusks of his pet jumbo, which had died two years ago.
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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 2 Crore Stolen From Military Camp After DJ Party
The tusks, which had been displayed inside the officers' mess, were found missing on Thursday following a DJ party organised the previous night.
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Elephant Buried On Private Property In Kerala, Tusk Missing, Probe Ordered
Forest Department officials today found the carcass of a wild elephant buried on a private property near a forest area under the Machad Range in the district.
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4 Arrested With Elephant Tusk Weighing 13.9 kg In Gujarat: Police
Four persons were arrested in Ahmedabad in Gujarat allegedly with an elephant tusk weighing 13.9 kg that they planned to sell for Rs 35 lakh, a police official said on Sunday.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Elephant Found Beheaded In Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been found decapitated with its tusks missing in Indonesia, the conservation agency said Monday, as it opened a poaching investigation.
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Elephant Tusks Worth Rs 1.69 Crore Seized In West Bengal
In a major success against wildlife parts smuggling, Revenue Intelligence investigators have recovered over 16 kg of ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore from a place near Siliguri in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.
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Myanmar Destroys Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Scales Worth $1.3 million
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
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10 kg Of Elephant Tusks Seized In West Bengal, Two Arrested
Six pieces of ivory, weighing about 10 kg, were seized from two people arrested in West Bengal, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said in a statement today. The pair was caught near the Tenzing Norgey bus stand in Siliguri and six pieces of ivory collectively weighing 9.9 kg were recovered from them last night, it said.
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New York Seizes $4.5 Million Worth Of Elephant Ivory Items
The New York authorities seized $4.5 million worth of illegal elephant ivory items in what they described as the biggest bust in the state's history, officials said on Thursday.
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After Kenya, Now India Plans To Burn Its Ivory Stockpile
Close on the heels of Kenya, which recently set on fire over a hundred ton of its ivory stockpile, experts in India are planning a similar provision to destroy the "white gold" to send a strong message against poaching.
-
Kenya Torches Huge Elephant Tusk Stockpile
Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire today as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Thailand Seizes 87 African Ivory Tusks Worth $800,000
Officials in Thailand say they seized 315 kilograms (695 pounds) of African elephant tusks worth an estimated $800,000 at Bangkok's international airport.
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4 Poachers Arrested With Elephant Tusk in Jalpaiguri
Four poachers were arrested on Saturday with an elephant tusk and a rifle belonging to Assam Rifles in Birpara forest of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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2 Tonnes Of Elephant Tusks Seized In Vietnam
More than two tonnes of elephant tusks, illegally brought into Vietnam from Mozambique have been seized, an official said today.
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5 Held With Tusk, Rhino Horn Worth Lakhs in Bengal
Five people have been arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after elephant tusk and rhino horn worth over Rs.30 lakh were recovered from them, an official said today.
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Actor Jayaram's Possession of Elephant Tusks Kicks Up Row
Animal rights activists are up in arms against the recent order of the Kerala Forest Department, allowing well-known Malayalam-Tamil actor Jayaram to keep custody of a pair of tusks of his pet jumbo, which had died two years ago.
