Suspected lion cub smuggling in Gujarat

Gujarat forest department launched a massive search operation in the Rajkot and other parts of Gir region following information that a lion cub was kidnapped from near Sasan.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/suspected-lion-cub-smuggling-massive-search-launched/articleshow/58198040.cms

1784 wild animals killed in recent floods in Gujarat

Government reported in parliament that as per the report received from the State Government of Gujarat, the details of death of wild animals including lions due to excessive rain and flood recently is as under:

S.No.		Name of Species	No. of death
1.	Asiatic Lion		10
2.	Spotted deer		87
3	Blue bull		1670
4.	Black buck		9
5.	Wild boar		6
6.	Porcupine		1
7	Jackal		1
	Total		1784

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Leopard skin seized in Gujarat

A team of Chhota Udepur Local Crime Branch (LCB) and police arrested three persons with a leopard skin on 22 July 2015.
http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/ahmedabad/crime/Three-held-for-smuggling-leopard-skin-in-Chhota-Udepur/articleshow/48194477.cms

Leopard killed in train accident

A male leopard was run over by train near Gir forest in Junagadh district of Gujarat on 11 May 2015.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Rajkot/Leopard-mowed-down-by-train-near-Keshod/articleshow/47244500.cms

Two lion cubs killed in road accident

Two Asiatic lion cubs killed in road accident at Amreli district of Gujarat on 2 April 2014.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/GUJ-RAJ-two-cubs-died-in-road-accident-near-rajula-4567819-PHO.html?seq=1

Villagers killed a leopard in Gujarat

Villagers in Banaskantha district of Gujarat killed a leopard on 28 January 2014.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Villagers-kill-leopard-which-strayed-into-their-fields/articleshow/29505525.cms

Lions, leopard killed in Train and Road accidents

Two lionesses, one of them pregnant with three fetuses were killed in train accident at Amreli district of Gujarat on 22 January 2014. In an another case a leopard was killed in road accident on NH-37, Jorhat district of Assam.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-goods-train-mows-down-2-lionesses-near-gir-forest-1955529
http://www.ptinews.com/news/4341099_Leopard-killed-by-speeding-truck-.html

Turtles seized in Gujarat

Railway police seized ten turtles and arrested a person in Vadodara, Gujarat on 4 January 2014.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Star-turtles-seized-in-railway-parcel/articleshow/28426555.cms

Leopard killed in road accident in Gujarat

One year-old female leopard was killed in road accident on National Highway 8 in Navsari district of Gujarat on 16 December 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Leopard-killed-on-highway-near-Navsari/articleshow/27545485.cms

Lioness killed in Gir

The body of a lioness was found in the well of a farm with injury marks near Gir, suspected that animal's neck was caught in a trap laid by the farm owner to stop wild animals from entering his field.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lioness-found-dead-in-suspicious-circumstances-near-gir-forest-113112201201_1.html

Agra monitor lizards seized in Gujarat

Forest officials of Gujarat seized six Agra monitor lizards, a turtle and a cobra in Ahmedabad district on 19 November 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Six-poachers-held-in-Rethal/articleshow/26118501.cms?cfmid=2000000

75 Alexandrine parakeets seized in Gujarat

Two residents of Uttar Pradesh were arrested with 75 Alexandrine parakeets in Banaskantha district of Gujarat on 24 September 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/2-held-with-75-parakeets/articleshow/23021406.cms

Farmers electrocuted a lion and an elephant

A farmer has electrocuted a lioness in Gir, Gujarat and an 8-year-old male elephant died after coming in contact with the wire, allegedly laid by farmers in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on 11 September 2013.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/asiatic-lioness-killed-by-farmer-in-gujarat/article5116318.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/elephant-electrocuted-in-chhattisgarh-farmers-under-scanner-113091100807_1.html

Two blackbucks killed in Gujarat

Poachers killed two blackbucks in Ahemdabad district of Gujarat on 13 June 2013.
http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1847939/report-poachers-slay-two-blackbucks

Deadly virus threatening Gir lions

A deadly virus that wiped out a significant number of wild lions in the African Serengeti in mid 1990s is now threatening Gir —home to India's only population of lions. Scientists in India recently found Pestes des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV) to be behind the death of a lion in Gir — the first such incident ever. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Deadly-virus-threatening-Gir-lions/articleshow/20078521.cms

Bird poachers arrested in Nalsarovar, Gujarat

Forest officials at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary have caught a poacher and his associate red-handed with 60 live birds on 7 April 2013 night.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wanted-poacher-caught-with-60-live-birds/1099697/

Two leopards killed in road accident

Two leopards killed in road accidents on 6 March 2013, one in Wadsa forest division of Maharashtra and another in Navsari district of Gujarat.

Black bucks killed in road accident in Gujarat

More than seven black bucks were killed in road accidents near Velavadar National Park,Gujarat in last one month.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Blackbucks-face-perils-of-development/articleshow/18457691.cms

13 tonnes of red sanders seized in Gujarat

DRI seized thirteen tonnes of red sanders logs at Kandla port, Gujarat on 16 January 2013.
http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/red-sanders-wood-worth-rs-156-crore-seized-in-gujarat/110514/

Mutilated body of a leopard found in Gujarat

A female leopard was found dead with its eyes and limbs removed in Tapi district of Gujarat on 28 December 2012.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-30/flora-fauna/36063178_1_female-leopard-leopard-carcass-wild-cat