Bangladesh in wildlife trafficking list
The United States has included 26 names, including Bangladesh, for special surveillance or 'focus' list in the field of wildlife trafficking around the world. The report states that there are three types of crimes against wild animals in these countries. Firstly, wild animals are being smuggled from countries. Secondly, their land is used as a way to trafficking wild animals or routes. Third, the wild animals being trafficked in the country are being used. If any of these three crimes occur in a country, then the name of that country is included in the list of Focus countries.
On Friday, at 12:00 pm on Friday, the US State Department raised the report in Parliament or Congress of that country. It is published in a news release on the United States Congress congressional website. According to the press release, the United States will publish annual reports on the trafficking of wild animals in these countries from the year ahead. The report expresses concern about the trafficking of wild animals in Congo, Laos and Madagascar.
The Interpol International Police Inspector handed over two reports of tiger killing and trafficking to Bangladesh in 2015 and 2016. It is mentioned that there was an influential cycle involved in the killing of tigers in Suburbans and trafficking abroad. According to the report titled 'Trade of Tigers in Bangladesh Suburbans', the number of tigers in the Suburbans has decreased by 76% between 2004 and 2015. Professional wild animal hunters kill a tiger and kill it in India. Tigers from India are being sold at high prices in the international market. According to the report, tigers of the tigers were sent to Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, India and South Korea with crab and fish shipment hidden in the report.
Forest Conservator of Forests and Nature Conservation Department Forest Conservator Acidulous Kabuki said in the first light, "In our various missions, we have found evidence of using Bangladesh's land as a means of transferring wild animals from Bangladesh and as an international route. To curb such crimes, we have launched a separate section on the prevention of wild animal crime from the Department of Forests. From 2015 to 2035, a master plan has been planned to preserve wild animals.
The State Department submitted the annual report for the first time in the US Congress according to the Wildlife Prevention Act, 2016. One of the four main issues that President Donald Trump has issued on 9 February, is to prevent wildlife trafficking. He called on the opposition to break the criminal cycle.
The US Secretary of State has been asked to submit reports to the Congress in consultation with the Home Minister and the Commerce Minister about which states are used as a means of smuggling of wild animals and some countries are supporting it.
International Coordinator INDUCT, Bangladesh's Country Director Ishtar Undid Ahmed said in the first light, "We have heard the information about the use of wild animals as transit routes and transit routes from time to time. But there is a complete survey of wild animals being trafficked abroad and going to any country. He should take action accordingly. '
Other countries listed on the list are Brazil, Myanmar, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo , Uganda, USE and Vietnam