A.P. Red sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) killed a red sanders smuggler and seized a lorry with two tonnes of red sanders logs worth over ₹1 crore.
About:
Red sanders is a variety of
Scientific name: Pterocarpus santalinus.
Common name: Red Sandalwood, Almug, Red Sanders, Saunderswood.
IUCN status: Near Threatened.
Habitat: It is found in dry deciduous forests.
Distribution:
It is an Indian endemic tree species, having a restricted geographic range in the Eastern Ghats in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Around 90% of the red sanders is found in the Palakonda and Seshachalam hill ranges of Cuddapha-Chittoor Districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Smuggling:
Red sanders smuggling is rampant due to its huge demand in China, Japan and South-East Asia for medicine, dye-making and manufacturing furniture, musical instruments, chess-sets.
Steps taken to prevent smuggling –
It is internationally protected under CITES (convention on international trade in endangered species) Appendix II since 1995.
In 2014, AP government formed RSATSF (Red-Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task-Force).
Operation Sesha has been launched by directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) by involving 17 countries.
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