Ten leopard poachers convicted in Panna, Madhya Pradesh

On 27 April 2012, CJM Court in Panna had convicted 10 persons in connection with seizure of leopard bones and sambar antlers in North Panna forest division on 19 December 2010. Three accused has to serve three years rigorous imprisonment, the other three has to serve two years rigorous imprisonment, another three has to serve 1 years imprisonment and last one has to serve six months rigorous imprisonment. All the convicted need to pay Rs 1,000 fine also.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/MP-OTH-1990267-3180321.html

Five arrested with four poached jackals in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh forest department officials arrested five poachers with four dead jackals in Maharajganj district on 28 April 2012.
http://www.amarujala.com/city/Maharajganj/Maharajganj-39028-69.html

Leopard caught in trap died in Punjab

One and a half year old female leopard caught in scooter clutch wire trap at Nangal, Rupnagar district, Punjab on 27 April 2012 had died during treatment at Chhatbir zoo.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/CHD-leopard-caught-in-the-ctbeedh-died-from-nangal-3185764.html

Zoo staff arrested for poaching birds in Chennai

A labourer at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park was arrested for allegedly hunting water birds, protected under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, at a lake inside the zoo at Vandalur on 26 April 2012.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zoo-worker-held-for-poaching-birds/252840-60-120.html

Spotted deer electrocuted in Coimbatore

One farmer was arrested for electrocuting spotted deer by fencing his farm in Coimbatore district on 28 April 2012.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/coimbatore/farmer-held-death-spotted-deer-828

Turtles smuggled from India seized in Bangladesh

Bangladesh forest department seized 87 Three Keeled Tortoise (Melanochelys tricarinata) and 68 Snail-eating Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga) on 27 April 2012 at Benapole check post.
http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=223345&cid=2

Illegal bird trade in Ahmedabad

Two illegal bird trade cases were reported from Ahmedabad, Gujarat in last one month.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_illegal-bird-trade-continues-in-ahmedabad_1680933

28 elephants electrocuted in the last two years in Karnataka

28 elephants were electrocuted accidentally or deliberate manner in last two years in Karnataka. Statistics shows that , 236 elephants have died — 121 during 2010-11 and 115 during 2011-12 — due to various reasons. During 2010-11, 97 elephants died in the State due to natural causes that included reasons such as old age and sickness. As many as seven elephants died of gun shots. Road accidents claimed the lives of two elephants, one died in a fight among the herd and one fell to poaching, apart from 13 electrocution incidents. During 2011-12, 84 animals died of natural causes, three from gun shots, five in fights, three in road accidents and 15 of electrocution. Five calves were mauled and eaten by tigers.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article3353679.ece?homepage=true

Leopard poachers convicted to 3 years imprisonment

Chief Judicial Magistrate of Almora, Uttarakhand had sentenced two persons yesterday for killing a leopard and later skinned it on 10 October 2001. Accused has to serve three years rigorous imprisonment and has to pay a fine of Rupees 10,000 each.
http://www.amarujala.com/city/Almora/Almora-30336-113.html

Tiger poisoned in Uttarakhand

A tiger found in weak condition on 24 April 2012, died on same day evening at North Jaspur Range, Terai West Forest Division (near Corbett tiger reserve) of Uttarakhand. It is strongly suspected that animal was poisoned.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speednewsshow/12871098.cms

Red sanders smugglers detained under COFEPOSA act

Advisory board of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act in Kerala had ordered to detain two red sanders smugglers for one year. They were arrested in October 2011 in Kochi.
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11483218&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@

Two tigers caught in poacher's trap, one died another rescued

Two tigers caught in a series of iron jaw traps placed by poachers in Tadoba Andhari tiger reserve, Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on 26 April 2012, one sub-adult male tiger died and another adult male tiger was rescued by forest department late in the night. Leg of one forest guard who went there for investigate the tiger death was also caught in third trap placed by poachers nearby and was miraculously escaped without any serious injury.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Tiger-dies-in-trap-another-found-trapped-near-Tadoba/articleshow/12887369.cms

165 red sanders logs seized in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

In two separate incidents on 25 April 2012, Andhra Pradesh police seized 165 logs of red sanders in Kadapa district.
http://www.thehansindia.info/News/Article.asp?category=5&subCategory=4&ContentId=55325

Rhino poachers arrested in Kaziranga, Assam

Assam forest department officials arrested two people near Kaziranga on 25 April 2012 due to their involvement in rhino poaching.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Two-arrested-for-rhino-poaching-attempts-in-park/articleshow/12874049.cms

Poachers arrested in Goa

Goa police arrested two persons on 24 April 2012 at Bicholim on charges of possessing illegal arms and explosives with the intention of killing wild animals.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Poachers-nabbed-at-Dodamarg-checkpost-in-
Goa/articleshow/12864735.cms

Dugong calf found dead with injuries in Tamil Nadu

A dugong calf found dead with injuries on 25 April 2012 in Rameswaram coast of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. Injury might have been caused due to a hit from the propeller of a boat.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Dugong-calf-washes-ashore-Rameswaram-coast/articleshow/12874761.cms

Government plans to auction seized Red Sanders

Andhra Pradesh government have a plan to auction 8000 tons of seized red sanders if their proposal agreed by Central government. Before taking the decision union government need to check their obligation under international agreement, CITES. There is no conservation value on this proposal, it will only send a wrong message to people that one day government will legalize the current illegal trade.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3347299.ece

Leopard skin seized in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Rajasthan police seized skin of a leopard killed in Madhya Pradesh on 24 April 2012 in Sawai Madhopur, near Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
http://www.rajasthanpatrika.com/news/Sawaimadhopur/4252012/city-news/313619

Poachers shot and injured a deer in Faridabad

Poachers shot and injured a deer in Faridabad district of Haryana on 24 April 2012.
http://www.amarujala.com/city/Faridabad/Faridabad-19394-139.html

Red sanders seized near Myanmar border

Assam Rifles seized 313kg of red sanders near Myanmar border in Chandel district of Manipur on 18 April 2012.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120419/1968331.html

Red Sanders seizures in Andhra Pradesh

Four cases of red sanders seizures reported in last one week from Andhra Pradesh, three from Nellore district and one from Chittoor district. Altogether 488 logs of red sanders seized by police and forest department.

16 parakeets seized in Raipur

Chhattisgarh forest department seized 16 parakeets in Raipur on 19 April 2012.
http://www.patrika.com/news.aspx?id=812549

Poaching in Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh forest department seized a boat and a large fishing net used by poachers to catch turtles in Chambal wildlife sanctuary on 23 April 2012.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Boat-net-of-poachers-seized-in-Etawah/articleshow/12845552.cms

Leopard caught in poachers trap in Kangra district

Himachal Pradesh forest department rescued a leopard caught in poacher's trap in Kangra district on 23 April 2012.
http://www.thepunjabkesari.com/himachal_pradesh/news/36453

Hares poached in Indore

One person was arrested in Indore for poaching hares on 22 April 2012.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/c-8-66084-3155907.html

Wild Elephant electrocuted in Orissa

A wild elephant was accidentally electrocuted in Bamra division in Orissa on 21 April 2012 night when an electric pole it was rubbing its back against crashed.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/elephant-electrocuted-power-supply-hit/251285-60-117.html

Leopard shot dead in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

One leopard declared as man-eater by forest department was shot dead in Shimla district on 20 April 2012.

Hyena killed in road accident in Gujarat

One hyena killed in road accident on 20 April 2012 night near Ambardi village on Savarkundla-Rajula road in Amreli district of Gujarat.

Tiger killed in Assam, its skin seized in Bhutan

Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture and Forests issued a press release on 20th April 2012 and announced that their officials were recently seized a tiger skin and leopard skin and arrested few people. Arrested were disclosed that the seized skin was of a tiger killed in Assam, near Bhutan border a month ago.

Wolf killed in road accident

One wolf killed in road accident on 19th April 2012 in Sikar district of Rajasthan.

Tiger skin seized in Bhanupratappur, Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh forest officials arrested three persons with a big genuine tiger skin and other appeared to be a fake tiger skin on the night of 18th April 2012 in Bhanupratappur, Kanker district of Chhattisgarh . (Open the link provided in the title to see the image)

Leopard skin seized in Dewas

Forest officials arrested a person with a leopard skin in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh on 17th April 2012.

130 parakeets seized in Bhiwani

130 parakeets transporting in a train were seized in Bhiwani, Haryana by Railway police on 17th April 2012 and arrested four women.

Leopard skin seized in Almora

Uttarakhand officials were arrested two persons with a leopard skin in Almora district on 17th April 2012.

Leopard poachers convicted in Maharashtra

A local court in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra had sentenced three persons to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rupees 10,000 fine each on 12th April 2012 for poaching a leopard and later illegally trading its skin in 1996.

Two Indians arrested with star tortoises in Dhaka

Two Indians were arrested in Dhaka Airport, Bangladesh on 17th April 2012 with 300 star tortoises and 115 different species of turtles.

Leopard found dead without claws in Maharashtra

Six year old leopard found dead with its eight claws missing in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Thane on 16th April.

Two tiger skins seized in Erode this month

Tamil Nadu forest department seized two tigers skins so far this month in Erode district. In the first case on 7th April, six persons were arrested with a tiger skin and in second incident on the night of 15th April, three persons were arrested with a tiger skin and two pythons skins.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3292712.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Tiger-and-python-skins-seized-in-Erode/articleshow/12698113.cms

One more leopard killed in Assam

Villagers of Golaghat district killed a leopard on 14th April 2012 evening.

Leopards poisoned in Maharashtra and Assam

A four year old leopard found dead, suspected to be died of poisoning in Wardha district of Maharashtra on 14th April 2012. On same day in an another incident a leopard found dead in a tea estate of Golaghat district of Assam due to poisoning.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Leopard-found-dead-in-Ashti/articleshow/12682056.cms
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/leopard-dies-of-poisoning-in-assam/986377.html

Poachers shot dead a rhino in Kaziranga

On 11th April 2012 poachers shot dead a rhinoceros and removed its horn in Kaziranga National Park, Assam.

Black buck shot dead in Madhya Pradesh

Poachers shot dead a black buck in Barasia forest range, near Bhopal on 14th April 2012.

Deer killed in West Bengal

On 11th April 2012, a deer that had strayed out of the wildlife sanctuary in Jaldapara was beaten to death, its flesh feasted upon by nine villagers and the remaining sold off at Banshidharpur village in Falakata block of Jalpaiguri district.

Mollusc shells seized in Gujarat

Gujarat police seized 873 conch shells and arrested 1 person in Jamnagar.

Shoot-at-sight order against red sanders smugglers

Vellore district collector of Tamil Nadu had issued a shoot at sight order against red sanders smugglers inside the reserve forest area.

11,000 kg red sanders seized in Punjab

11 tons of red sanders seized by Customs in Ludhiana, Punjab on 2nd week of April 2012 and arrested 1 person.

Gaur shot dead in Karnataka

Bullet ridden body of a Gaur or Indian Bison found in Nagarahole National Park of Karnataka on 12th April 2012.

600 red sanders log seized in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh police seized 600 logs of red sanders seized in YSR district on 4th April 2012.

Leopard killed in Golaghat district, Assam

Villagers killed a leopard in Dergaon, Golaghat district of Assam on 9th April 2012.

Poachers arrested in Andaman & Nicobar

Coast Guard arrested 7 Burmese poachers off the Andaman coast on 3rd April 2012.

Three whales found dead in Maharashtra coast

Three humpback whales were found dead in the coast of Maharashtra on last one week. Conservationists suspected that animal might have injured by the rotating propellers of a barge or a ship.

Leopard skin seized in Pithoragarh

Forest officials in Uttarakhand arrested two persons with a leopard skin in Pithoragarh district on 5th April 2012.

One leopard skin seized in Karnataka

On 3rd April, a leopard skin seized and one arrested in Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka.

Leopard killed and flesh eaten by villagers in Assam

A leopard was killed and its meat eaten by locals in Assam's Golaghat district on 7th April 2012.

Villagers killed a leopard in Uttarakhand

Villagers in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand killed a leopard on 5th April 2012.

Clouded leopard skins seized in Assam

Forest officials in Assam seized two clouded leopard skins near Manas tiger reserve, Baksa district of Assam on  7th April 2012. On 3rd April, a leopard skin was also seized in Assam.

Tiger skin and bones seized in Karnataka

Forest Mobile squad had arrested a person with skin and bones of a tiger in Mysore district of Karnataka on 6th April 2012 night.

Two tigers found dead

Two tigers found dead, one in Corbett tiger reserve of Uttarakhand and another in Mudumalai tiger reserve of Tamil Nadu on 8th April 2012.
http://dailypioneer.com/nation/56329-tiger-found-dead-in-corbett-reserve.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tiger-found-dead-in-sigur-forest-range/983574.html

Leopard skin seized in Bangalore

One person was arrested by Karnataka forest department officials in Bangalore with the skin of a leopard on 2nd April 2012 night.

Poachers arrested in Assam

Two poachers on their way to Kaziranga National park, a home for rhinoceros were arrested with arms and ammunition in Jorhat district on 3rd April 2012. Poachers were carrying a rifle, a magazine, 12 rounds of live cartridges, a silencer and mobile phones.

Bison killed in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

Labourers of tea gardens in Buxa Tiger Reserve of West Bengal were killed a bison and consumed its meat on 2nd April 2012. Forest dept. arrested 4 people so far in this connection.

Peacocks shot dead in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Three peacocks were shot dead by poachers in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on 2nd April 2012.

Black buck shot dead in Bhimnagar district, Uttar Pradesh

Poachers were shot dead a black buck in Sambhal tehsil of Bhimnagar district, Uttar Pradesh on 2nd April 2012.

Three poachers arrested in Bareilly

Uttar Pradesh police arrested three poachers with poaching tools in Bareilly district on the night of 30th March 2012.

Poachers arrested in Sambalpur, Orissa

Police arrested four people with 2 guns in Sambalpur district of Orissa on 30th March 2012.

Poacher arrested with arms in Burhanpur

Madhya Pradesh forest department arrested a person with arms, ammunition and other poaching equipments in Burhanpur district on 1st April 2012.

Tom Alter's son fined for illegal fishing in Kosi River

Jagran reported that film celebrity Tom Alter's son and two others were fined by Uttarakhand forest department for illegal fishing in Kosi River, Ramnagar on 29th March 2012. They were paid Rupees 8,000 as fine and claimed that they were not aware about the ban on fishing in Kosi River. Forest department had enforced fine under section 26 of Indian Forest Act 1927.
http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-9077328.html