The leopard (Panthera pardus) is found in many parts of India. Leopards are agile and stealthy predators and adjust easily to their surroundings. The Leopard is illegally hunted for its skin. The leopards are protected under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is one of the largest cat species found in India. Also called the Bengal Tiger, its recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on a reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial, generally solitary but social animals. Due to destruction of its habitat and illegal hunting for its fur, bone, nails and other parts it has become an endangered species. The Tigers are protected under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The sambar (Cervus unicolor) is one of the largest Indian deer. The appearance and the size of sambar vary widely. Sambar prefers the dense cover of deciduous shrubs and grasses. They are a favourite prey item for tigers and Asiatic lions. It is protected under Schedule-III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The Spotted Deer or the cheetal (Axis axis) is found in large numbers in dense, deciduous or semi evergreen forests and open grasslands. Cheetal are primarily grazers and feed on short, sprouting grasses. Predators of the cheetal include wolves, tigers, Asiatic lions (Gir Forest), leopards, Indian rock, pythons, dholes and mugger crocodiles . It is protected under Schedule-III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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WHO WE ARE
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) constituted vide Gazette Notification No. 683 dt. 6th June, 2007 to combat the organized illegal trade in wildlife and their derivatives by the Govt. of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The Headquarters of the Bureau is at New Delhi having five Regional Offices stationed at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & Bhopal; three Sub-Regional Offices at Amritsar, Guwahati and Cochin; five sensitive border customs posts at Ramanathapuram in Tamilnadu, Moreh in Manipur, Motihari in Bihar, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Nathula Pass in Sikkim to provide support for control of trafficking of wildlife produce and its derivatives.
WHAT WCCB DO
Section 38Z of WLPA, 1972 provides for powers and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau : (i) collect and collate intelligence related to organized wildlife crime activities and to disseminate the same to State and other enforcement agencies for immediate action so as to apprehend the criminals and to establish a centralized wildlife crime data bank; (ii) co-ordination of actions by various officers, State Governments and other authorities in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of the Act, either directly or through regional and border units set up by the Bureau; (iii) implementation of obligations under the various International Conventions and protocols that are in force at present or which may be ratified or acceded to by India in future; (iv) assistance to concerned authorities in foreign countries and concerned international organizations to facilitate co-ordinations and universal action for wildlife crime control;
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