Madhya Pradesh: Investigators say NGO helped poach leopards to raise funds
The probe into the seizure of 10 leopard skins in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra in July led investigators to the alleged NGO link
Investigators allege that an NGO employee allegedly joined poaching networks under a false name to raise funds. The probe into the seizure of 10 leopard skins in Agra and the arrest of 11 smugglers involved tribals from Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur forest divisions. The arrested poachers confessed to poaching 10 leopards from Kuno wildlife, Sheopur forest divisions, and National Chambal Sanctuary, allegedly lured by the NGO Wildlife SOS.
The NGO is accused of providing metal traps to the tribals and training them to keep the hides secure before transporting them for fake action to generate funds. Wildlife SOS co-founder Kartick Satyanarayan is named in the alleged NGO link. The NGO denies the allegations, calling them an attempt to vilify them and warning that misinterpreting legitimate anti-poaching work as wildlife crime could have grave consequences.
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