SALEM, December 23, 2012
A forest official with seized loris (left) and jackal skin (right) in Salem. —PHOTO: P. GOUTHAM
Forest department officials here on Saturday arrested three persons while attempting to sell loris and jackal skin, both protected under the Indian Wildlife Act.
Officials said that based on information that three members of a gang were attempting to sell loris (Loris tardigradus) and jackal (Canis aureus) skin to the public in Guhai area, a team of forest officials intercepted them and found them to be possessing the primate and the skin. Forest officials arrested M. Manikandan (30), A. Suresh (30) and S. Chandran (27), all belonging to Narikuravar community from Guhai area. The primate and the skin were seized and taken to the forest department office at Hasthampatti.
Inquiry revealed that they could have caught the species in Kollimalai or from other forest areas in the State. As the news spread, a few members of the community staged a road block on Yercaud Road disrupting traffic for a few minutes. They said that hunting was their traditional culture followed for centuries and demanded the release of those arrested. Police personnel pacified them.
They were produced before the court and lodged at Salem Central Prison.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/three-held-for-possessing-loris-jackal-skin/article4230965.ece
Forest department officials here on Saturday arrested three persons while attempting to sell loris and jackal skin, both protected under the Indian Wildlife Act.
Officials said that based on information that three members of a gang were attempting to sell loris (Loris tardigradus) and jackal (Canis aureus) skin to the public in Guhai area, a team of forest officials intercepted them and found them to be possessing the primate and the skin. Forest officials arrested M. Manikandan (30), A. Suresh (30) and S. Chandran (27), all belonging to Narikuravar community from Guhai area. The primate and the skin were seized and taken to the forest department office at Hasthampatti.
Inquiry revealed that they could have caught the species in Kollimalai or from other forest areas in the State. As the news spread, a few members of the community staged a road block on Yercaud Road disrupting traffic for a few minutes. They said that hunting was their traditional culture followed for centuries and demanded the release of those arrested. Police personnel pacified them.
They were produced before the court and lodged at Salem Central Prison.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/three-held-for-possessing-loris-jackal-skin/article4230965.ece
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