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Wildlife offences fall, but timber extraction remains dominant

Sep 09, 2025 3 mins read
Wildlife offences fall, but timber extraction remains dominant

Wildlife and forest-related offences recorded in the Forest Information Reporting and Monitoring System (FIRMS) dropped sharply in 2024, falling to 749 cases from 1,295 the previous year—a 42 percent decline. The drop extends a four-year slide since the pandemic peak of 1,917 cases in 2020.

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