Wildlife offenders spreading the net in Kerala
Traditional medicine and Rituals are making things go from Bad to Worse. Every second day you come across reports like this .....
After attempting to trap barn owls, star turtles and sand boas, some are after the slender loris, a nocturnal animal.
Two men were arrested here last week for attempting to sell a pair of slender loris. The animal, which is found mostly in South India and Sri Lanka, has been classified as an endangered one. The loris has also been protected by including it in the Sch edule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Act, according to Wildlife authorities.
The authorities had also raided the clinic of a local Ayurveda practitioner at Pattimattom following information that the animals were being trapped for his use.
Sale of dolphin meat :
While the authorities nabbed those involved in the slender loris case, they could not claim much success regarding the sale of dolphin meat near Vypeen.
Though the authorities received reports that dolphin meat was being sold at a market near Vypeen, they could not seize the meat samples or track the offenders.
Dolphins are also included in Schedule 1 of the Act and even the possession of its meat will land one in trouble. The Wildlife authorities had earlier organised an awareness campaign in the State following reports of the animals being killed and sold for meat.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/17/stor...1750960200.htm
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