Palamu Tiger Reserve Seizes 60kg Pangolin Scales, Busts Wildlife Crime Network Across States

Category : Wildlife | Location : National  | Posted on 2026-01-23 06:12:49

Daltonganj: Around 60 kg pangolin scales were seized by multiple teams of the Palamu Tiger Reserve and interstate divisional forest officers (DFOs) of Balrampur and Jashpur (Chhattisgarh), Darbhanga and Banka (Bihar), Medininagar, Latehar, Gumla, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Palkot (Jharkhand) between Nov 18, 2025 and Jan 20, 2026, deputy director, (north) of Palamu Tiger Reserve, P K Jena, said on Thursday.
There were other significant recoveries in this period which include two red sand boa snakes, 2 kg of coral, two deer skins, one leopard skin and two jars of snake venom. The recovery of coral and the skins of leopard and deer was from Bihar state. Among the logistics, the recoveries included three cottage guns, one four-wheeler, one bike, a slingshot, etc.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/palamu-tiger-reserve-seizes-60kg-pangolin-scales-busts-wildlife-crime-network-across-states/articleshowprint/127178817.cms