WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU (WCCB)
Established in 2006 + HQ: New Delhi + under MoEF&CC
WCCB is a statutory body constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 (WPA 2006, Amendment).
Have five regional offices at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai & Jabalpur.
Objective: to combat organized wildlife crime
Additional Director General (Wild Life) is the ex-officio director of the WCCB.
WCCB is the nodal point for SAWEN (South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network) in India.
WCCB has conducted: Operation Save Kurma, Thunder Bird, Wild-Net, Lesknow, Birbil, Clean Art etc.
It also assists & advises the Customs authorities in inspection of the consignments of flora & fauna as per the provisions of WPA, CITES & EXIM Policy.
UNEP has awarded WCCB with ‘Asia Environment Enforcement Awards’ in 2018.
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