Smuggled snake venom worth Rs 30 cr seized in Darjeeling district
According to the ranger of the Ghoshpukur forest range, Sonam Bhutiya, the venom weighing around 2.4 kg was stored in a crystal jar.
According to the ranger of the Ghoshpukur forest range, Sonam Bhutiya, the venom weighing around 2.4 kg was stored in a crystal jar.
Yadav said the Forest department is planning to put satellite radio collars on three more tigers in Sunderbans.
State forest minister Rajib Banerjee chaired a meeting with officials of the Railways, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and representatives of tea plantations at the Bengal Safari: North Bengal Wild Animal Park here today.
Talking to The Statesman, Milon Kanti Mondal, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Durgapur, said, “In the past few months since the lock down period started in late March, our forest department has rescued and saved nine pythons, two falcons, three eagles, big turtle, three big and rare owls, rare sand boa, krait, cobra, Russel viper , monkey etc. Most were injured. Birds have been treated and released in the dense forest parts.”
An initiative was undertaken by several environmental organisations to help protect Indian rhinos, an endangered species, from poachers and smugglers.
