High-level Seminar On Wildlife Crime Enforcement in Lucknow

High-level Seminar On Wildlife Crime Enforcement in Lucknow being organised Uttar Pradesh Law Enforcement Agencies in collaboration with Wildlife SOS In a bid to devise a strategy to effectively combat wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, Police in collaboration with Wildlife SOS and One Voice Association, France are conducting a high level Seminar on "Wildlife Crime Enforcement" on the 26th September, 2007 from 10 a.m onwards at Hotel Gomti, Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh by way of sharing its state borders with over seven states and one international border is often exploited by Wildlife Crime Traffickers who use these borders to smuggle wildlife products. Internationally, Wildlife trade ranks second only to Narcotics trade in the world as a 10 Billion US$ Dollar illegal organized crime industry. The international wildlife trade has resulted in around 650 species being pushed towards extinction globally. In India, sadly Uttar Pradesh is the centre of this nefarious trade in wild animals and birds. Crime analysis has increasingly shown that narcotics & wildlife crime often go hand in hand. The same offenders deal in drugs, wildlife products and sometimes even illegal weapons! Amongst other things, illicit trade in wildlife in Uttar Pradesh goes on in Tiger Parts (Tiger Penis, Claws, Bones, Skin), Bear (Gall Bladder, Live Cub Trade for Paw Soup, Claws), Leopards (Skin and Claws), Otter (Skin), Mongoose (Hair for Brushes), Crocodile (Skin for leather products), Turtle (For Live Pet Trade and Meat), Pangolin (Scales for Medicine and Meat), Snake (Skin and for Venom) and Ivory. The districts in Uttar Pradesh sensitive with regard to wildlife conservation which are targeted by poachers include................................................................... full news at: http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/environmental-services/200709254696.htm