A.R.S. traced and defended enormous cable traps (poachers are used to traps the wild animals such as wild boars, deer’s, rabbits, etc) mounted by the poachers in the wildlife habitats.

 

 

 

 

· A.R.S. also saved the lives of Domestic animals such as Caws and Dogs after rescued them out of the cable traps (weapon used for poaching).

 

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A.R.S. also keeps watch on the poachers who harm the Wildlife.

 Below are some examples.

 

·  29th August 2002 A.R.S. With the co-ordination with Forest Department Officials have seized 743 skins of Monitor Lizards from the poachers at Mapusa- Goa.

 

 

 

 

Monitor lizards are Protected Under Schedule I part II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Keeping control on Snakes, Rodents & Insects is the Major role of the
Monitor lizard in the environment.

 

· 21st Jun. 2003 rescued 50 Frogs at a time from poachers at Mayem, Bicholim-Goa.

 

 

        SAY NO TO FROG MEAT

  

Beware!

FROGS are Protected Under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Catching, killing and selling frogs or serving

Frog meat in eating places contravenes the provisions of the Act, and attracts stringent punishment with fine up to Rs. 25,000 and imprisonment.

 

 

Save the Frogs Prevent Insect Born Diseases

 

 

 

· 28^th Jul. 2003 A.R.S. got success in catching the two persons red handed while searching Wild animals for hunt at night 01:45 a.m. with the double barrel gun & other material using in poaching e.g. Gunpowder, small & big sized Lead balls, 1 Headlight, 1Toarch & 1 Axe.

 

 

 

· 29^th June 2009 Young poacher caught red handed by A.R.S. While setting the Rabbit Traps behind the Forest Cheque post at Maulinguem, Bicholim-Goa.

 

· 22^nd Dec. 2009 Poacher caught red handed by ARS with assistance of Forest Department Officials while setting the Rabbit Traps at Banyo, Maulinguem, Bicholim- Goa.

 

· 15^th Dec. 2009 Trapping a gang in the act of selling a tiger skin, the ARS achieved a major breakthrough in exposing the illegal trade of animal skins involving a gang from Sawantwadi, Maharashtra & one Person from Sattari- Goa.  

 

   

 

· 30^th Dec. 2009 three poachers caught red handed by ARS with assistance of Ponda Police officials while transporting 80 Crude bombs.

 

Domestic animals most of the time gets injured or die in explosives set by poachers for wild animals.

 

 

Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) : Size 1 meter rescued from the premises of Anil Bablo Gaonkar at Gholwado, Parye, Sattari- Goa.

 

Informed & Co-operate by
1.Shekhar R. Gaonkar

 

Rescued by Animal Rescue Squad team 
1.Amrut S. Singh
2.Krishna (Kishan) Annenawar

 

Informed to the range forest officer Keri Dipak Betkikar after he and his official team & also ARS released Indian Pangolin at  Mhadai wildlife sanctuary.