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Don’t get into tusk trouble, says SC
Wildlife protection act
News:
- In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has held that tusks are property of the government
Important Facts:
- The judgement dealt with alleged unauthorised collection and storage of tusks by an individual in Wayanad, Kerala
- The Kerala Forest Act of 1961, does not mention tusks in the definition of ‘forest produce’
- The SC observed that the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 clearly stated that tusks are government’s property
- India prohibits import and export of ivory
- Conservationists are of the opinion that the Supreme Court order would facilitate curbing ivory trafficking and poaching
