2 black bear cubs rescued in Cox’s Bazar

Police rescued two Asiatic black bear cubs during a raid in Digar Pankhali area in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar around 9:30pm on Friday.

The cubs are around two months old and weigh over a kilogram each.

The district DB Police also arrested Deepak Das, 32, a member of an international wildlife trafficking ring, who had the cubs in his possession with the intent to smuggle them abroad.

The Asiatic black bear is categorised as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its Red List.

A team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit under Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division assisted the drive.