Two forest dept employees caught accepting bribe

Leopard-Human conflict is one of the main reason for large number of leopard deaths in India. Timely and adequate compensation to villagers can reduce the deaths, if forest dept. employees asks bribe from villagers what will happen?

Poachers killed a leopard in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

Post-mortem report of a leopard found dead in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary a part of Dudhwa tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh on 27th July shows that animal was killed by poachers.

Deer meat seized in Nagpur

A school teacher was arrested with 4.5kg of deer meat and a case was registered by Maharashtra forest department at Nagpur district.

Star tortoise trade going unchecked in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Star tortoise trade had increased in the city of Indore due to people's aspiration of keeping the animal as pet.

Cat snake found in courier parcel

Courier personnel in Chennai found a cat snake during the scanning of a parcel addressed to Slovakia. Later wildlife personnel rescued the snake and a case under wildlife protection act has registered.

Two suspected leopard poachers arrested

Two poachers who were managed to abscond during the the seizure of two leopard skins by forest department on 19th July at Mussosrie forest division arrested.

Leopard trapped by poachers died in Nagarhole, Karnataka

A female leopard caught in a trap set by poachers and died due to exhaustion.

Man arrested for possessing ivory in Corbett Tiger Reserve

One person was arrested with ivory at Kalagarh Range of Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand.

Two arrested for killing tusker in Erode district

Tamil Nadu forest department arrested two persons with a pair of elephant tusks. Animal had poached by them on two months back in Sathyamangalam forest division.

2 fishermen arrested for killing flamingos in Maharashtra

Two fishermen were arrested in connection with poaching of flamingos and seized a rifle and 75 live cartridges in Mumbai.

Three leopard skins seized in Bageshwar

Three leopard skins seized and three persons were arrested by Uttarakhand forest department at Bageshwar. One of the accused is a repeat offender, he was arrested with leopard skins earlier this year and was out on bail.

Leopard trapped by poachers died in Hoshiarpur

This is the third such case in Hoshiarpur, Punjab in the last seven months.

Poacher accidentally shot dead by accomplice

This incident was reported from Salem district of Tamil Nadu on 15th July 2011.

Forest Officer killed in Jammu & Kashmir (June 2011)

Wood smugglers killed a forest officer in Budgam district of Jammu & Kashmir on 21 June 2011.

Body parts of birds and animals seized in Indore

Madhya Pradesh forest department raided a place in Indore used for black magic purposes and seized body parts of birds and animals.

Goa minister defends frog-poaching

Politicians should be more responsible, they shouldn't encourage frog poachers. Currently Fresh Water Frogs (Rana spp.) are protected under Schedule-IV of Wildlife Protection Act.

Leopard skin seized at Chhattisgarh

Crime branch of Chhattisgarh police seized a leopard skin and arrested three people at Surguja district.

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Nilgai poachers get 1 year in jail

Two persons whom were arrested with Nilgai (Blue bull) meat on 2009 at Patan district, Gujarat were convicted to one year rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 2,500 fine by a court. 

Is the tiger skins seized by Haryana Police are Fake?

At Panipat, police announced the seizure of five tiger skins and arrest of five persons on 19th July. If we can believe the visuals found at youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b635p3bEVbM) on this seizure, the skins are look like fake. 

Two leopard skins seized in Mussoorie, Dehradun

Uttarakhand forest department seized two leopard skins from Mussoorie yesterday. After a fight with raiding party accused were managed to abscond.

Nine arrested for killing Chinkara in Madhya Pradesh

A Chinkara was killed in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on 18th July, during investigation forest department recovered 35kg of meat and arrested nine persons.

Snake smuggling racket busted

Two live pythons were seized by forest department of Orissa at Kandhamal district. Earlier on first week of July also one python was rescued from smugglers.

Two leopard skins seized in Pithoragarh

Uttarakhand police arrested a person and recovered two leopard skins from him. A case with FIR No. 62/11 under Wildlife Protection Act has registered against accused.

2.5kg pangolin scales seized at Chandel district, Manipur

On 16th July three persons were arrested by Assam Rifles with 2.5kg pangolin scales when on their way to Moreh, a border town with Myanmar.

2kg Pangolin scales seized in Manipur on 9th July

Two person were arrested by Assam Rifles on 9th July with 2kg pangolin scales at Chandel district.

Wildlife Trader convicted to one year imprisonment

Wildlife Trader who was arrested in 1995 with skins of leopard cat, jungle cat, jackal, civet cat, mongoose and otter was convicted by a Delhi court to one year imprisonment and Rupees 5,000 fine on 18th July 2011 after sixteen years of his arrest.

Tusks recovered in Jharkhand

On 13th July an elephant found dead with tusk removed by poachers at West Singhbhum district, during investigation forest dept. recovered both tusks and arrested one person.

Body parts of wild animals seized

Body parts of several animals including bones of leopard, skin piece of bear, one bottle of fat, gun etc. were seized at Dindori district by forest department on 15th July.

2 leopard skins and bones seized at Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh police were arrested three persons with gun, two leopard skins and bones at Jabalpur.

Villagers killed a leopard in Madhya Pradesh

Villagers killed a leopard after it attacked few people at Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.

Leopard bones seized in Dehradun

With the assistance of Wildlife Protection Society of India, Uttarakhand forest dept. seized leopard bones and claws at Dehradun district.

Poachers are targeting leopards in Rajasthan

Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Dr N C Jain written an article in Rajasthan Patrika that poachers are targeting leopards in forests of Mewar region (Udaipur and nearby districts).

Elephant poisoned for tusks in Jharkhand

Poachers were killed a tusker and removed it's tusks at West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

70 birds seized

On 9th July Jharkhand forest department raided a school at Ranchi and seized different kinds of birds, Indian and exotic. The seized birds includes munias, parakeets, pheasants, mynas and peacocks.

Red sanders smugglers kill forest officer

Sad incident. Big salute to the brave officer.

13 peacocks killed in Uttar Pradesh

Thirteen peacocks were poisoned by villagers in an Uttar Pradesh district during 1st week of July.

Two poachers arrested for killing a tusker

Two poachers were arrested on 8th July for killing a tusker at Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

6,000 rare red eared turtles seized at Kochi Airport

6,000 red-eared slider seized from a passenger who comes from Singapore.

4 turtles found in train saved

The Railway Protection Force found four turtles in an abandoned bag of Grand Trunk Express that had arrived from Delhi to Chennai on 9th July 2011.

Leopard skin seized in Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Efforts of local crime branch unit of Maharashtra police in Chandrapur is commendable. In last few years they were detected several illegal wildlife trafficking cases and successful in apprehending the accused.

Man caught with leopard skin let off after 15 years of trial

A person who was convicted by trial court early this year  (15 years after case instituted) was acquitted by Sessions court on the appeal of accused.

Captive elephant taken into custody

Live elephant capture was prohibited long years back in India. And it's a known fact that elephants are very rarely bred in captivity. It need to be investigated how an eight year old elephant reached Bihar and brought to Kerala. Smelling an organized racket behind this!!!

Snow Leopard poisoned in Western Himalayas

Snow leopard classified as endangered by IUCN was poisoned by a shepherd in Uttarakhand. Result of a human-animal conflict.

Panna tiger deaths investigations

Like in Sariska tiger reserve poachers were wiped out the tigers in Panna tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh during 2004-08 period. Several cases were registered and poachers were apprehended in Sariska, unfortunately authorities are still discussing whom should be booked in Panna.

One leopard skin seized in Uttarakhand

1 person was arrested by forest department and three detained for interrogation in connection with the seizure of a leopard skin at Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.

Smuggled Indian species flood Bangkok pet market

The seizures reported in the article had reported in the period of May-June 2011.

Leopard caught in trap set by poachers

Leopard caught in iron jaw trap set by poachers at Udaipur on 2nd July 2011. Animal was lucky, tranquilized and rescued by Forest dept. Later forest dept. arrested 2 persons with traps and body parts of animals during combing operations. This type of trap usually used by professional poachers. Beware Udaipur! professional poachers are on prowl. 

Four nabbed with leopard skin in Shivpuri

Four persons were arrested with a leopard skin in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.

3 Star Tortoises seized in Uttarakhand

Two persons were arrested with three star tortoises at Dehradun by forest dept.

Leopard skin seized near Kanha tiger reserve

One leopard skin had seized by Madhya Pradesh forest dept. near world famous Kanha tiger reserve. Animal was electrocuted by poachers. 

4 elephants suspected to be killed by poachers

Poachers are on loose in Tamil Nadu side of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In a short span of time four elephants were suspected to be killed by poachers.

Assam Rifles seized Pangolin scales

Last week two cases of smuggling of pangolin scaled were detected in Manipur. The frequent seizure of the wildlife products in Manipur indicates that the Indo-Myanmar route in Manipur appears to have become one of the main transit points for smugglers to transport wildlife products to china and other South Asian countries.

Man acquitted in cobra skins' seizure case

Seizure of 1,428 cobra skins is not a petty crime, it may be the part of the organized crime mafia. Disappointed that prosecution failed in this case

Assistant Sub-Inspector of police suspended in connection with poaching

An assistant sub-inspector of police who was involved in connection with poaching of a sambar was suspended by SP of Wayanad district, Kerala on 29th June 2011. It is sad to learn about such irresponsible behaviour from a policeman.