The spokesperson said WCCB is also coordinating with Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh governments on the linkages of a notorious smuggling kingpin who has been recently nabbed by Rajasthan Forest Department.
It is also working in close coordination with Karnataka police after a tiger skin was seized recently near Bandipur. In its efforts to pursue the links and the poachers, WCCB is pooling in professional forensic and other technical capacity available with various agencies to ensure effective prosecution, the spokesperson added.