Red Sanders in AP: Lawyers question rationale for special court to try smuggling cases
They say it will delay the adjudication of such cases and also will be pro-state
About 20,000 tonnes of Red Sanders were smuggled from India between 2016 and 2020: Report
Heartwood of Red Sanders is in demand in the domestic and international markets for making furniture, handicrafts and musical instruments
Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category
The species was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018