India's anti-poaching Act: A toothless act

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The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was amended in 2006 to include a harsher term for those booked for poaching. But despite these changes, the law and its implementation continues to suffer. As the government gets set to amend the law yet again, we look at why the conviction rate is so low.

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