SRINAGAR, Jan. 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to crack whip against the wildlife poachers and smugglers.

Wildlifeprotection department has started training its ground staff in crime control. Illegal wildlife trade is next to narcotics in the international market.

Jammu and Kashmir is home to some endangered species which are always on the radar of poachers. From Hangul to snow leopards, Jammu and Kashmir has rich wildlife wealth.

Taking undue advantage of the law and order situation, the poachers have been quite active in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the past.

In 2013, poachersbrutally killed an endangered leopard and scooped out its teeth and nails before dumping its carcass in the jungles in the Doda district. ...