Pakistan

The Punjab Wildlife Department (PWD) recently conducted a raid in Lahore, leading to the arrest of a man involved in the illegal trade of snow leopard skins. The skin of a snow leopard is highly prized in the international market, with an estimated value of around $20,000. In Lahore, the Punjab Wildlife Department successfully arrested a man who had illegally sold snow leopard skins. The arrest came after a raid in a private housing society, where authorities discovered the rare skin. Meanwhile, a single skin is valued at approximately $20,000 (around PKR 5.6 million) on the international market. According to the spokesperson, the suspect was part of a group using social media platforms to sell rare and expensive wildlife skins, putting endangered species like snow leopards at great...