Tibet armed police currently cleared up a illegal hunting case, seizing products made from wild animals in Nagri Prefecture, western China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), according to Tibet Bureau of Forest Public Security.
The case happened during the campaign titled "Highland Sharp Sword" to protect wild animals in Tibet, according to Kelzang Tsering, head of the Anti-Crime Detachment of Tibet Bureau of Forest Public Security.
May 15, Bureau of Forest Public Security of Turi County, Nagri, received a public tip-off reporting some were poaching Tibetan antelopes. Police and soldiers took immediate actions catching the poachers near the core zone of the Changtang State Nature Reserve and confiscating one small-bore rifle, a motorcycle, nine skins and three heads of Tibetan antelopes.
"Two poachers lay down their arms at once when realizing they have no way to escape," said Kelzang Tsering.
One hide and twenty one heads of Tibetan antelopes, three heads of Tibetan yak, four wolf skins, three fox hides, three hides of blue sheep and seven heads of argali were seized during the campaign.
According to Kelzang Tsering, the poachers and their traders have reached an agreement for the benefits from the illegal traders. The foxy illegal traders of animals don't show up during the hunting process but hired local farmers and herdsmen through bribery to do the risky job. Then, they buy the finished products of animals from the manufactures in Lhasa so as to escape from being captured.
"To our great relief, both the species and numbers of wild animals are increasing drastically in Tibet thanks to the government's great efforts against illegal hunting and people's increasing awareness of protecting wild animals," Kelzang Tsering added.
"We always come across groups of wild animals here and there. They are no longer afraid of approaching people."
Approved by the local government of TAR, "Highland Sharp Sword" was carried out with joint efforts from Bureau of Forest Public Security of TAR, Agency of forest security in Nagqu and Nagri as well as the support of the armed police.
