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Uttarakhand emerging as hotspot of ivory smuggling [1]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand, known as one of the safest abodes of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Southeast Asia, is fast emerging as an important contributor to the illegal trade of ivory across

Publication Date: 
21/02/2014
Vikram Rautela [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [4], Elephant [5], Wildlife Trade [6]
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