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Martin, E.B., 1996. Smuggling routes for West Bengal's rhino horn and recent successes in curbing poaching. Pachyderm 21: 28-34, figs. 1-6
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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Indian Rhino |
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During the 1970s, officials raided houses surrounding Jaldapara and Gorumara and some rhino horns were found, but there were very few convictions. The methods used by poaching gangs and trading syndicates were too sophisticated for the Forest Department staff. There were at least three groups involved in rhino poaching in Jaldapara during the 1970s. Their family names were 'Karjee', 'Baraik' (both belonging to the Mech community) and 'Tamang' (from Nepal). After a poacher had killed a rhino, he would immediately escape from the sanctuary and tell another member of the gang to go and fetch the hom from the carcass. This made it more difficult for the authorities to apprehend all the gang members.
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