Q. Operation Birbil sometimes seen in news is associated with?
Answer: A
Notes:
Operations conducted by WCCB against illegal wildlife trade –
- Operation Save Kurma: It focuses on the poaching, transportation and illegal trade of live turtles and tortoises.
- Operation Turtshield: It was taken up to tackle the illegal trade of live turtles.
- Operation Softgold: To tackle illegal trade in Shahtoosh shawls (made from Chiru wool).
- Operation LESKNOW: To bring the attention of the enforcement agencies within the country towards the illegal wildlife trade in lesser-known species such as Deer, Wild Boar, Jackal, Mongoose, Monitor Lizard, Sea cucumber and Pangolin.
- Operation Clean Art: To drag the attention of enforcement agencies towards illegal wildlife trade in Mongoose hairbrushes.
- Operation THUNDERBIRD: It concentrated mainly on illegal trade in species such as Tigers and other Asian big cats, Bears, Pangolins, Reptiles, Red Sanders, Sea-cucumber and seahorses.
- Operation Birbil: To curb illegal trade in wild cat and wild bird species.
- Operation Wildnet: It was aimed to draw the attention of the enforcement agencies within the country to focus their attention on the ever-increasing illegal wildlife trade over the internet using social media platforms.
- Operation Freefly: It was conducted to check the illegal trade of live birds.
- Operation Wetmark: It was taken up to ensure the prohibition of the sale of meat of wild animals in wet markets across the country.
Source: Article

