More rosewood timber seized in Wayanad district in Kerala
The Hindu
The logs had been kept in private coffee plantations at Mukkam Kunnu, Makkyanikkunnu and Pakkam near Vazhavatta in Muttil South Village after felling it reportedly from revenue pattaya land, Forest Department sources said.
The Forest Department on Thursday seized nearly 16 cubic metres of endangered rosewood logs from five sites in Wayanad district of Kerala. The logs had been kept in private coffee plantations at Mukkam Kunnu, Makkyanikkunnu and Pakkam near Vazhavatta in Muttil South Village after felling it reportedly from revenue pattaya land, Forest Department sources said.
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