Assam Police apprehended three smugglers in Dibrugarh, seizing 11 Tokay Geckos, a protected species valued on the black market for its purported medicinal properties. The geckos, found in nylon bags ...
Carrying a backpack on his back and a stick in his hand, Lalpu is wading through the tall grass atop a forested hill. He hears a “ge-cko” croaking call, and stops. He’s sure that at least one gecko is ...
Dibrugarh: Police in Dhemaji district rescued a rare tokay gecko and arrested four persons on Thursday, busting what appears to be an interstate wildlife smuggling racket operating across Assam and ...
New research has been investigating the origins of tokay geckos in Hong Kong, both the wild ones and those sold in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shops. Tokay geckos are one of the most ...
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police recovered and seized 11 Tokay Gecko lizards and apprehended three smugglers in Assam's Dibrugarh district on Friday, officials said. The rare lizard is ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Claims that a nocturnal Asian lizard can be used to help treat the HIV virus have led to a sharp boom in smuggling of the reptile, putting it at risk, a conservation group ...
A stunning reptile with a secret in its tail, the tokay gecko captivates anyone that encounters it. Native to parts of Asia and some Pacific islands, this formidable lizard has also been encountered ...
A gecko was caught on camera desperately holding its friend in its mouth to stop him falling to the ground. The footage was captured by a curious passerby in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. The video features two ...
A joint team of Imphal West district police and People for Animal (PFA), Thoubal rescued four tokay geckos kept in a cage at a taxi stand in Langol foothills here on Wednesday. IMPHAL: A joint team of ...
Police have arrested nine people from Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona while they were attempting to smuggle a Tokay gecko. The arrestees are Md Shafiqul Islam, 50, Tanvir Hasan, 25, Md Shakil Mia, 27, ...
Tokay geckos are one of the most charismatic reptile species in Asia and the second largest gecko species in the world. They also are one of the most heavily traded reptiles, with millions exported ...
A stunning reptile with a secret in its tail, the tokay gecko captivates anyone that encounters it. Native to parts of Asia and some Pacific islands, this formidable lizard has also been encountered ...
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