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In recent years, several countries in South America have seen a sharp increase in jaguar poaching as their fangs, skin, and other body parts are traded and used to make ornaments or “medicinal” products for markets in Asia. Operation Jaguar is a three-year joint project by IUCN NL, IFAW, and Earth League International, made possible by the Dutch Postcode Lottery.
The project aims to tackle jaguar poaching and trafficking in Bolivia, Suriname, and Guyana.
Within this project, IFAW is responsible for building capacity in these countries through training programs to tackle the illegal trafficking of jaguar parts and other wildlife crimes. By empowering key law enforcement agencies and encouraging prosecutors and judges to enforce wildlife laws, we can help protect this iconic species.
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Chennai s air custom officials found the teeth hidden in an aircraft seat.
Officials conducted a search of the plane based on intelligence regarding smuggling of gold, wildlife and animal parts.
The teeth are to be sent to the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation for identification of species.
Chennai: Air Customs officials seized three canines (frontal teeth) that measure over 3inches or 8cm, that were hidden in an aircraft seat. Based on Morphological examination, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials say the teeth belong to an animal in the Panthera genus. Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae that comprises spotted cats. This genus comprises the big cats such as lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard.
Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 09:55 PM IST
Chennai Air Customs officials seized three canines (frontal teeth) that measure over 3 inches or 8cm, that were hidden in an aircraft seat. Based on morphological examination Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials say, the teeth belong to an animal in the Panthera genus. Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae that comprises spotted cats.
This genus comprises big cats such as lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard.
The animal tooth was found when officials rummaged Emirates flight EK-544 that arrived from Dubai on Sunday morning. The rummaging was carried on based on intelligence regarding the smuggling of gold, wildlife, and animal parts.
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