Operation‘Clean Art’

  • This was the 28th operation by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau to curb the illegal trade in mongoose hair which is used to make brushes.
  • The brushes are primarily used by artists looking for finesse in their work, thereby endangering the species.
  • Six different species of mongoose are found across the country, including the Indian grey, small Indian, ruddy, crab-eating, stripe-necked and brown mongoose. The Indian grey mongoose is the most commonly found species and also the most hunted.
  • The mongoose is listed under schedule 2, part 2 of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and its hunting, possession, transportation and trade is an offence ....
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