Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Smuggling/Trade of Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OE ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Smuggling/Trade of Animals

## 460. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minster of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND  CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are hundreds of websites involved in trade of rare animals and their body parts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to bring out guidelines/legislation specifically to curb smuggling and online trading of animals and their body parts; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the other steps taken/proposed to be taken to prevent such illegal acts in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) Several websites are seen advertising sale of rare animals and their parts. The  details  of  various  websites  advertising  rare  animals  and  their  parts collated by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau are at Annexure A.
- ( c )& (d) Illegal  online  smuggling  of  rare animals  and  their parts are  being monitored under relevant laws existing under Department of Information Technology at both State and Central Government as a part of combating cybercrime.

Following steps are being taken by this Ministry through Wildlife Crime Control Bureau with limited resources available  with it, to prevent such illegal acts:

1. Services  of  Cyber  Crime  Specialist  on  Contractual  basis  is  being utilized  to  carry  out  regular  cyber  patrolling  to  detect  any  posts  and offers over such trade portals on the World Wide Web:
2. On detection of such offers, details are retrieved of the suspect and the
3. information  is  passed  on  to  relevant  enforcement  agencies  for  legal action:
3. A meeting of representatives from online trade portals was convened on 19 th May 2016  to discuss issues pertaining to online wildlife trade and sensitize them on illegal wildlife trade and to discuss modalities to assist Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in case of such detection.
4. During training and sensitization programme  conducted by the Bureau, the issue of illegal online wildlife trade is being highlighted so that  the  officials  involved  in  enforcement  are  abreast  of  such  trends and taken necessary action.

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## Annexure-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460 REGARDING 'SMUGGLING/TRADE OF ANIMALS'  BY SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN  FOR REPLY ON 19.07.2016

## LIST OF WEBSITES INVOLVED IN TRADE OF RARE ANIMALS AND THEIR BODY PARTS , AS HAS BEEN NOTICED TILL DATE BY WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU

|   1. | Quikr.com                   |   21. | Aliexpress.com           |
|------|-----------------------------|-------|--------------------------|
|    2 | Gumtree.com                 |    22 | ocala4sale.com           |
|    3 | ClickIndia.in               |    23 | claz.org                 |
|    4 | Olx.in                      |    24 | Meramall.com             |
|    5 | eBay.com                    |    25 | Indiagrid.com            |
|    6 | Adsglobe.com                |    26 | salespider.com           |
|    7 | Pets.oodle.com              |    27 | domesticsale.com         |
|    8 | Sell.com                    |    28 | Adsmantra.com            |
|    9 | Click.in                    |    29 | epage.com                |
|   10 | Classifiedads.com           |    30 | recycler.com             |
|   11 | Indialist.com               |    31 | classifiedclan.com       |
|   12 | Locanto.in                  |    32 | hoobly.com               |
|   13 | globalFreeClassifiedAds.com |    33 | freeadlists.com          |
|   14 | Adpost.com                  |    34 | adpost.com               |
|   15 | Alibaba.com                 |    35 | trade.indiamart.com      |
|   16 | Webindia123.com             |    36 | usfreeads.com            |
|   17 | intgiant.com                |    37 | usnetads.com             |
|   18 | Yakaz.com                   |    48 | Theturtlesource.com      |
|   19 | Pennysaveruse.com           |    39 | parrotshandraised.com.au |
|   20 | daype.com                   |    40 | backwaterreptiles.com    |

|   41. | Adeex.com                   |   67. | youtube.com            |
|-------|-----------------------------|-------|------------------------|
|    42 | Whereincity.com             |    68 | reptilesncritters.com  |
|    43 | myaquariumclub.com          |    69 | Highlandclassifieds    |
|    44 | citybase.in                 |    70 | Ozfreeonline.com       |
|    45 | Ricepulier.com              |    71 | Kugli.com              |
|    46 | Amazon.com                  |    72 | Marketplace.sfgate.com |
|    47 | Buytigers.com               |    73 | Ablewise.com           |
|    48 | Softbillsforsale.com        |    74 | Classifiedsforfree.com |
|    49 | Bole.com                    |    75 | Oraigslist.org         |
|    50 | Shopping.rediff.com         |    76 | Domesticsale.com       |
|    51 | Vastustore.com              |    77 | Freeadlists.com        |
|    52 | www.einiabusiness.com       |    78 | Geebo.com              |
|    53 | www.netexpress.co.in        |    79 | Hot-ads.com            |
|    54 | www.whereincity.com         |    80 | Jihoy.com              |
|    55 | Beatyourprice.com           |    81 | Kaango.com             |
|    56 | Taxidemiemporium.com        |    82 | Nareshgroup.com        |
|    57 | Boostime.in                 |    83 | Loot.com               |
|    58 | Bizmartindia.com            |    84 | Pennysaveruss.com      |
|    59 | Worldslist.com              |    85 | Snakesvenom.com        |
|    60 | Postaroo.com                |    86 | Paintbrushes.com       |
|    61 | Freeadvertisingexchange.com |    87 | Ashbrush.com           |
|    62 | Freeadscity.com             |    88 | Startortoiseuk.co.uk   |
|    63 | Rajb2b.com                  |    89 | Tortoisesupply.com     |
|    64 | Bavun.in                    |    90 | Turtlesale.com         |
|    65 | Wantedwants.com             |    91 | Snakesalsunset.com     |
|    66 | Dragg.in                    |    92 | Market.kingsnake.com   |

|   93. | Buysellcommunity.com    |   100. | Petsmart.com            |
|-------|-------------------------|--------|-------------------------|
|    94 | Bharatpatal             |    101 | Petsolutions.com        |
|    95 | Reptilecity.com         |    102 | Undergroundreptiles.com |
|    96 | Firstchoicereptiles.com |    103 | Faunaclassifieds.com    |
|    97 | Comsnake.net            |    104 | Havocscope.com          |
|    98 | Hookbillsforwsale.com   |    105 | Trantraveda.org         |
|    99 | Clickbd.com             |    106 | Snapdeal.com            |