PAWS-Mumbai Exposes Wildlife Trade Racket

Bird smugglers run into forest department trap

Wildlife Case No.: WL-16/2008-09 Date : 31.01.2009

1. Ad of Wild Bird "Falcon" for sale displayed in Web Site

http://mumbai.olx.in/falcon-for-sale-iid-17691454

2. Complaint launched by Plant & Animals Welfare Society -Mumbai

(PAWS-Mumbai) with Anit Poaching Unit against the illegal trade

3. Mohammed Siddiqui Sayyed (real name) aka Juaved

(name on web site) & Sayed Javed (name on e-mail id.)

4. A Black Winged Kite is banned under Schedule I, Part III of Wildlife

Protection Act 1972, in Black Santro No.: MH 04 BY 9368 at Santacruz Airport

5. The illegal wildlife smugglers had wrapped the bird like small

baby to avoid suspicion and only the head could be seen

6. The illegal wildlife smugglers had wrapped the bird like small

baby to avoid suspicion and only the head could be seen

7. The illegal wildlife smugglers had wrapped the bird like

small baby to avoid suspicion and only the head could be seen

8. On 31 January 2009, With the help of PAWS-Mumbai team,

Forest Department has arrested two youths - Farhan Anwar Khan

& Mohammed Siddiqui Sayyed

9. Black Santro No.: MH 04 BY 9368 seized by

Forest Department in which the bird was transpoted

10. Mobile phones seized by Forest Department

11. After rescuing Bird Black Winged Kite by Forest Department

with the help of PAWS-Mumbai team

12. Rescued bird Black Winged Kite in the coustody of

PAWS-Mumbai for tretment & taking care

13. On 5th February 2009, Illegal wildlife trader Ashfaque Yasin Mohmin (30)

with two birds which were found from his shop at Crawford Market.

14. Two bird Hawks found in one small wooden box cage

15. Two bird Hawks found in one small wooden box cage

16 Rescued one of the bird in the coustody of PAWS-Mumbai for tretment & taking care

17. Rescued one of the bird in the coustody of PAWS-Mumbai for tretment & taking care

18. Illegal wildlife trader from Crawford Market Ashfaque Yasin Mohmin

after his arrest by Forest Officers