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Rare conches seized in Nagapattinam [1]

R Venkatramani

NAGAPATTINAM: Hundreds of rare species of conches, kept in 191 gunny bags for smuggling, were seized by the Forest Department officials at Nagapattinam on Saturday.

The officials are on the look out for the persons who were allegedly involved in the smuggling attempt.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2009
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Endangered Species [3], Wildlife Act 1972 [4], Tamil Nadu [5], Nagapattinam (D) [6]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagapattinam-d