Pangolin smuggling to China thrives as rhino poaching declines in Assam
The global focus on the smuggling of rhino horns and tiger parts from India to China has led to a drop in smuggling, but that has been replaced by a…
Articles by Anup Sharma
Anup Sharma is a journalist covering India's northeastern states. Based in
Assam, Anup covers all the eight states including Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Although he covers politics, law and order, insurgency, human rights issues, climate change has been one of the focus areas where Anup has been concentrating at present. He is also working as a climate fellow of Assam Science, Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC).
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