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| Wildlife Crime Control Bureau | |
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| Abbreviation | WCCB |
| Motto | "Fighting Transboundary Environmental Crime" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 6 June 2007 |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | ₹13.86 crore (US$1.6 million)(2025–26)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Governing body | Government of India |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Trikoot-1 Building, 2nd Floor, Bhikaji Cama Place,New Delhi-110066 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Website | |
| wccb | |
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is a statutory body established by theGovernment of India under theMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to combat organisedwildlife crime. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 provisions came in to force on 6 June 2007. It became operational in the year 2008.[2]
WCCB won the 2010 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards for its outstanding work on wildlife law enforcement in the country, which was received by Ramesh K Pandey, Deputy Director, on behalf of WCCB.[3] UNEP has also awarded WCCB with Asia Environment Enforcement Award, 2018.
WCCB is also partnering withUnited Nations University andCIESIN-Earth Institute atColumbia University through theWildlife Enforcement Monitoring System Initiative.
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