Kochi: In less than a month, enforcement authorities have seized almost 400 illegal shahtoosh shawls over two separate operations.
On May 12, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Punjab forest department obtained 186 shahtoosh shawls from shops in Amritsar and Pathankot. Earlier, on April 23 and 24, the WCCB and Ladakh’s forest officials seized 213 shahtoosh shawls from traders in Leh, said sources.
Shahtoosh shawls are made out of the fur of the chiru or the Tibetan antelope, a species that has faced a huge population decline due to hunting, and is afforded the highest legal protection in India.
https://thewire.in/environment/400-illegal-shahtoosh-shawls-seized-chiru-tibetan-antelope
