Leopard poached in Chhattisgarh

Leopard was found dead with its four paws, canines and whiskers removed by poachers in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district on 26th September. This animal was electrocuted by poachers.

Leopard skin seized in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu forest department personnel arrested five people with a leopard skin at Erode district on 27th September.

Two poaching cases cracked in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve

Two recent poaching cases reported from Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka in which poachers were fired to forest guards had solved and three people were arrested in this connection so far.

Elephant electrocuted in Karnataka

An illegal electric fence put around the agricultural farm costs the life of a female elephant in Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka on 22nd September. Farm owner has been arrested in this connection.

Tortoises seized in Burdwan, West Bengal

102 tortoises carried from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal was seized from an express train at Burdwan on 19th September by Government Railway Police. 3 people were arrested in this connection.

Tigress stoned to death in Chhattisgarh

5,000 villagers gathered around and stoned to death a tigress in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district on 24th September. This tigress was captured from Chandrapur district and relocated to Navegaon National Park at Gondia district of Maharashtra on 12th June. 

Elephant poacher arrested in Kerala

An elephant poacher who was absconding since 2008 in connection with the killing of an elephant in Idukki district was arrested from Ernakulam by Kerala police.

Leopard skin seized in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Forest depart with the assistance of NGOs seized one leopard skin arrested three persons in Rishikesh, Dehradun district of Uttarakhand on 20th September 2011. 

Sand boa seized in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh

Police seized a sand boa snake and arrested a person at Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.

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Nilgai poacher arrested in Chandrapur

A poacher who was absconded in connection with poaching of Nilgai on June 2011 in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra was arrested on 19th September.

Forest Guard Shot Dead by Maoists in Orissa

Suspected Left-wing extremists gunned down a 29-year-old forest guard at Bheden in Bargarh district of Orissa on 18th September night.

Two fawns seized from retired forest officer's house

Two fawns were seized from the residence of a retired forest officer at Gondia district, Maharashtra.

Poachers shot a forest guard in Nagarhole tiger reserve

Poachers armed with rifles and double-barrel guns were confronted with forest guards at Nagarhole National Park. One forest guard who received pellet injuries was admitted to hospital. Before attacking forest guards poachers were managed to killed a deer. 

Why govt fears CBI probe into disappearance of tigers from Panna

A confidential report by the field director of the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) indicates big cats in the sanctuary were wiped out because of a nexus between poachers and the forest staff. Open the link for News report.

Mollusc shell seized in Chennai

Three different types of sea shells were seized and two persons were arrested by Tamil Nadu forest department at Chennai on 18th September 2011.

Villagers killed a crocodile in Uttar Pradesh

Villagers of Khudaganj, Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh killed a crocodile on 17th September 2011. Crocodile was not attacked any humans but villagers might be killed due to anticipatory fear.

Three deer skins seized in Bangalore

Forest Mobile Squad of Karnataka forest department arrested a person in Bangalore with three deer skins in which two of them were fresh. 

List of Wildilfe Crime Absconders

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) had published a list of absconders in each state in connection with wildlife crime cases registered. Open the link.

Langur shot dead by Forest Department

On 9th September, Himachal Pradesh forest department shot dead a langur as it regularly attack humans in Shimla.

25 shahtoosh shawls seized at Delhi airport

An Indian citizen returned from US was detained with 25 shahtoosh shawls (made of under fleece of Tibetan antelope), 89 pashmina shawls and 55 stoles. A case under customs act was registered against the accused. He may tried also under Wildlife Protection Act. It's a rare case in the sense of normally shawls are illegally exporting from the country but in this case it's illegally imported into the country.

Carved ivory seized in Kochi (Cochin)

One piece of carved ivory seized and one person from Fort Kochi was arrested by Kerala Police on 13th September 2011.

15 black-headed munias seized in Chennai

15 black-headed munias were seized and one person was arrested in Chennai on 14th September 2011.

400 rose ringed parakeets seized in Delhi

400 rose ringed parakeets brought from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh were seized in Delhi three days back. Out of which 100 birds were found dead when taken out of the cages.

Antlers seized in Pauri district, Uttarakhand

10 antler pieces of Spotted deer and Sambar were seized and one arrested at Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal district on 9th September 2011.

Slender Loris seized in Goa

Two slender lorises were seized by police in Goa when smugglers were attempted to taken these animals to Karnataka. Animals were illegally captured from Cotigao wildlife sanctuary.

Shahtoosh wool seized in Himachal Pradesh

Raw shahtoosh wool packed with Pashmina wool were seized in Kinnaur district near China border by Himachal Pradesh police on three days back. Shahtoosh wool comes from the Tibetan antelope's down hair and poachers are killing these animals in Tibet to collect the hair.

Three arrested for trying to smuggle tortoises

Railway police seized 30 tortoises and arrested three persons at Jaunpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh.

30 monkeys poisoned and dumped

30 monkeys were poisoned and dumped in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, forest department initiated an enquiry.

21 persons arrested for poaching black-naped hares

Tamil Nadu forest department rescued 26 live hares and arrested 21 persons from three different districts. Unfortunately only 10 were survived the rest were died due to stress and shock.

Eight arrested for killing deer

Two persons were arrested for killing a deer and six persons were arrested for purchasing it's meat at Gondia district of Maharashtra on 4th September.

Poachers shot dead a police man

Poachers from Rajasthan shot dead a police man and critically injured a station officer in neighboring Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh on 1st September night. The area was very close to National Chambal Wildlife sanctuary. 

Poaching kingpin arrested in Bhitarkanika National Park

Orissa forest department arrested a poacher with 40kg deer meat, antlers and poaching equipments at Bhitarkanika National Park.

Live snake smuggling in Orissa

Three cases of live snake smuggling were detected in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa in August 2011. It's believed that an organised racket is behind these smuggling.