3 held for poaching blackbuck and selling its meat

Three persons were arrested by forest personnel today for allegedly poaching a blackbuck and selling its meat in Aska area in Odisha's Ganjam district, officials said.
One trap, bamboo-stick, sword and five kg of blackbuck meat were seized from them, said B K Roul, Forester, Aska forest range.
The three were identified as Simanchal Behera (22), Bishnu Behera (40) of Magurapalli and Bijuli Polia (65) of Nabaratnapur. While Simanchal and Bishnu hunted the blackbuck, the duo engaged Bijuli to sell its meat, he said.
Acting on a tip off, forest officials seized the meat, he said.
Blackbuck, an endangered animal was only sighted in some pockets of Ganjam district in the state.

Total population of the endangered species, locally called as 'krushnasara murga' or 'Bali-harina' was enumerated at 3,806 in 2015 as against 2,194 in 2011, officials said.