Signs of a racket: The recovery of bones of a leopard and a piece of an elephant tusk seized from a man in Megamalai range in Theni district raises questions about thriving wildlife trade in the region. more-inA special team of forest officials seized a leopard skull, teeth, nails and a piece of an elephant’s tusk from a trader in a surprise raid conducted in the Megamalai range near here on Saturday. Going by the seized parts and the confession statement, it looks like he was trading in old trophies, Mr. Ranjan said. According to sources, the forest officials laid a trap for the accused after coming to know that he was involved in wildlife trade. They demanded that the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, where a series of violations had been reported over the past one year, should be brought under the scanner.

Source: The Hindu August 13, 2017 02:40 UTC