Rhinoceros poached in Kaziranga

Poachers killed a female rhino and removed it's horn on 29th August night at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. 

Timber smugglers beats up forest guards

Two forest guards of Gondia district, Maharashtra were beaten up by timber smuggles whey they resisted the smuggling of teakwood on 25th August 2011.

Leopard skin seized at Uttar Kashi

Police had arrested a person and seized a leopard skin at Uttar Kashi district of Uttarakhand on 27th August 2011.

Poaching rampant at Chamrajnagar district

News report says that poaching of deer and bison for bush meat consumption are high at Kollegal and Hanur areas of Chamrajnagar district, Karnataka. Poachers are taking order by phone and offering home delivery of the goods.

Leopard caught in trap set by poachers in Karnataka

A leopard was caught in a trap set by poachers in Mysore district of Karnataka on 26th August 2011. Later animal was rescued and rehabilitated in Bandipur National Park.

Forest guards shot dead a timber smuggler in Uttar Pradesh

Forest guards shot dead a timber smuggler on 28th August 2011 at Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh when the smugglers fired against them.

Tribals held for hunting rabbits

Tamil Nadu Forest department arrested 3 tribals when they try to sell the wild caught rabbits to hotels in the town of Namakkal.

Villagers killed a leopard in Assam

Villagers killed a leopard in Tinsukia district of Assam when animal attacked few people on 25th August 2011.

Leopard skin seized in Jaipur

Rajasthan police arrested two persons with a leopard skin on 25th August 2011 in Jaipur.

Tiger bones recovered in Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve

70 pieces of tiger bones were recovered by forest department at Moharli range of Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve, Maharashtra. It is not yet clear that animal was poached or died due to natural causes. 

Villagers killed a leopard in Jammu & Kashmir

Villagers of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir killed a leopard when animal attacked few of them.

Pangolin scales seized near Myanmar border

65kg of pangolin scales seized by Assam Rifles and arrested three person at Moreh, Chandel district of Manipur, a town bordering Myanmar. Several smuggling cases of pangolin scales were detected in the past few years by Assam Rifles.

170 turtles seized in Haridwar

On 17th August 2011, Haridwar forest department seized 170 turtles including Indian tent turtles at Jwalapur railway station and arrested 3 people. Accused were brought these turtles from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

Poachers killed a leopard in Lansdowne Forest Division

A male leopard was found dead with injuries caused by poachers at Laldhang Range of Lansdowne forest division in Uttarakhand.

Tiger claws seized in Mangalore

Police seized tiger claws, teeth, whiskers and arrested a person in Mangalore, Karnataka. Not yet confirmed that seized items are genuine.

Three leopard skins seized in Chamoli district

Police seized three leopard skins and arrested a person at Joshimath, Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Tortoises seized in Chennai

A person from Andhra Pradesh arrested in Chennai with two bags full of tortoises. A case was registered and later compounded by forest department.

Leopard skin seized in Bastar district

Chhattisgarh police seized a leopard skin and arrested a person at Kondagaon, accused was poisoned the leopard recently.

36 tortoises seized in Kanpur

36 Ganges soft-shelled turtles categorised as Schedule-I under Wildlife Protection Act were seized in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh by police. 1 person was arrested in this connection.

Leopard skin seized in Rishikesh

Forest department of Uttarakhand seized a leopard skin and arrested two persons on 9th August 2011 at Rishikesh, Dehradun district.

Timber smugglers killed a police officer in Jammu & Kashmir

A Special Police Officer (SPO), who was seriously injured after a group of timber smugglers attacked a police party in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, died at Srinagar.

Leopard skin seized near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

Skin of a leopard killed near Mudumali Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu was seized at Gudalur by forest department and arrested five persons on 4th August 2011.

Two arrested with leopard skin in Uttarakhand

In a joint operation of police and forest department, two persons were arrested with a leopard skin at Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand.

Leopard skin seized near Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Karnataka police seized a leopard skin and arrested a person near Bandipur tiger reserve.

Three tiger skin traders convicted in Karnataka

Three tiger skin traders arrested in Bangalore on 17th August 2008 were convicted to three years imprisonment by ACMM court.

Tiger poachers were convicted to five years imprisonment

A court in Alwar, Rajasthan had sentenced five tiger poachers of Sariska to five years imprisonment and Rupees 40,000 fine on 2nd August 2011. Case was registered by forest department in June 2005 after came to know that all tigers in the reserve were killed by poachers.

One leopard skin seized in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh police arrested four persons with a leopard skin, animal might have killed in the forests of Kanker district.

Two leopard skins seized in New Delhi

Delhi police arrested two persons with two leopard skins on 31st July 2011. 

Deer skins, elephant ivory seized in Pune

Maharashtra police arrested a person and seized deer skins, horns and an elephant tusk from Pune. Accused were brought these goods from south India.

Wild boar meat seized from a Goa restaurant

31kg of wild boar meat and 3kg of mouse-deer meat seized from a Goa restaurant by wildlife officials. 

Villages stoned to death a leopard in Madhya Pradesh

Leopard which was fallen into well after chasing by villagers were stoned to death by them at Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh.

Sarus cranes poisoned to death in Maharashtra

A pair of sarus cranes were found dead at near Navegaon National Park, Gondia district of Maharashtra. Suspected that birds were poisoned.

Villagers killed a leopard in Jaipur

Villagers of Jamdoli in Jaipur district of Rajasthan were beaten to death a one and a half year old leopard.

Poacher held for killing elephant, tusks recovered in Tamil Nadu

An elephant poacher was arrested with a pair of tusks in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on 31st July 2011. Accused had killed an elephant on 4th February 2011 and removed its tusks.