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Curbing the Illegal Wildlife Trade Crucial to Preserving Biodiversity

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Inter Press Service News Agency

Publication Date
2014-10-14

PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 13 2014 (IPS) - For over five years, 33-year-old Maheshwar Basumatary, a member of the indigenous Bodo community, made a living by killing wild animals in the protected forests of the Manas National Park, a tiger reserve, elephant sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage Site that lies on the India-Bhutan border.

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