WCCB unit to curb smuggling

RAMNAD: In a bid to keep a check on poaching and smuggling of marine species, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has decided to establish border unit of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in Ramanathapuram district, said Shekar Kumar Niraj, Conservator of Forests, here on Wednesday.The border unit of WCCB would involve in collection of information from various sources on smuggling and poaching of marine species. They would be empowered to contact officials of other countries to get details of smugglers to prevent such activities.Niraj said sea horses had been put under the list of endangered species.