Three years imprisonment for illegal possession of bear gall bladder

Chief Judicial Magistrate of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand has convicted a person who was caught with a Himalayan black bear gall bladder in a joint operation of police and forest department in June 2013. Accused was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 50,000 fine.

Bear gall bladder seized in Uttarakhand

One person was held with a gall bladder of suspected Himalayan black bear in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on 25 February 2014.

3 bears and 2 leopards shot dead by officials in Kashmir

To minimize the human-animal conflict, trigger happy officials were shot dead three Himalayan black bears and two leopards in Kashmir on last two weeks. Bears were killed on 31st October, 4th and 10th November and leopards on 5th and 9th November.

Bear gall bladder, skins of leopard and leopard cat seized

Uttarakhand forest officials arrested two persons with a skin each of leopard and leopard cat and two gall bladders suspected to be of Himalayan black bear at Rudraprayag district on 4 February 2013.
http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/rudraprayag-10102773.html

Leopard skins, musk pod and bear gall bladder seized in Uttarakhand

Special Task Force (STF) of Uttarakhand Police arrested five people including two repeat offenders in wildlife crime with 2 leopard skins, 2 gall bladders of Himalayan black bear and one Musk pod in Dehradun on 31 October 2012.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/105759-stf-nabs-five-in-dehradun-with-wildlife-contraband.html

Bear shot dead in Himachal Pradesh

Poachers shot dead a bear (either Himalayan black or brown) in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on 6 September 2012.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/2949276_Bear-shot-dead-in-Himachal

Bear gall bladder and musk pod seized in Dehradun

Uttarakhand police arrested two persons with a gall bladder of Asiatic black bear and a musk pod on 26 August 2012 at Dehradun district.
http://www.amarujala.com/city/Dehradun/Dehradun-47600-11.html

Army rescues bear cub from poacher

On 15 July 2012, army soldiers rescued a bear cub from poachers at East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Army-rescues-bear-cub-from-poacher/articleshow/15135016.cms

Two bear gall bladders seized in Almora

Today morning Uttarakhand forest officials seized two gall bladders of Asiatic black bear and arrested two persons including a Nepali citizen in Almora district.
http://www.amarujala.com/city/Almora/Almora-34373-113.html

Bear gall bladders and civet cat skin seized in Uttarakhand

There is an information received today (30 May 2012) that Uttarakhand police arrested 5 people with 3 bear gall bladders of Asiatic black bear, a civet cat skin & skull and 18 pieces of swamp deer antlers at Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal district.
http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal-9316477.html

Bear skin seized in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh police in Manali claimed that they had seized a skin of black bear and arrested a person on 15th January 2012.

3 leopard skins, bear gall bladder and Musk pod seized

On 29th September 2011 in two different cases Uttarakhand police seized 3 leopard skins, 1 gall bladder of Himalayan black bear, 1 musk pod, Himalayan herbs and Indian currencies. 3 persons were arrested from Dehradun and Uttar Kashi district.