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Assam STF seizes 4 kg elephant ivory, two held in Tamulpur
The Assam Tribune reports that the Special Task Force arrested two men in Assam's Tamulpur district near the Bhutan border on Friday night and recovered two elephant tusks weighing about 4 kg.…
The Story in Brief
The Assam Tribune reports that the Special Task Force arrested two men in Assam's Tamulpur district near the Bhutan border on Friday night and recovered two elephant tusks weighing about 4 kg. The accused, Gouham Basumatary and Swadaum Basumatary, were allegedly trying to sell the ivory for Rs 6 lakh. They have been sent to judicial custody under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The STF handed them over to the Forest Department, which is investigating the wider trafficking network.
The Indian Opinion
The capture of two small-time carriers is a start, but Assam's wildlife trade flourishes because the big fish stay hidden. The focus should now shift to tracing the tusks' source and the buyers. Meanwhile, Tamulpur's rising human-elephant conflict cannot be blamed solely on poaching; habitat loss drives animals into villages. Will the Forest Department reveal the network's extent or let this case fade?
Source: assamtribune.com
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