Increase in Poaching Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown

A report published by TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network with WWF India support, indicated that despite consistent efforts of the law enforcement agencies, wild animal populations in India are under “additional threat” during the lockdown period. A "significant increase" of around 151% is reported in wildlife poaching according to the report titled ‘Indian wildlife amidst the COVID-19 crisis’.

Salient Features of the Report

  • The reportcompares six weeks before the lockdown (February 10 to March 22), the baseline, and six weeks in lockdown (March 23 to May 3).
  • The number of poaching cases went up from 35 to 88 in ....
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