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- India was awarded certificate of commendation for its effort to combat illegal wildlife trade by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- The award was given to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) for its efforts in conducting and coordinating species-specific wildlife enforcement operation, codenamed ‘Operation Save Kurma’.
- It recognizes exemplary enforcement action of WCCB’s regional and global effort to combat illegal wildlife trade.
- The operation was conducted to combat the illegal trade of live turtles and its parts from the country to destinations abroad.
- India was the only recipient of the Certificate of Commendation at the recently held 69th Standing Committee meeting of CITES at Geneva.
- The Government of India constituted a statutory body, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in 2007, by amending the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- It was established to combat organized wildlife crime in the country.
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