Egrets served as dish in hotels

Poaching of birds, especially Indian pond herons and egrets continues unabated in the coastal hamlets of Cuddalore district and served as meat in bars and hotels on the Cuddalore-Puducherry Road.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131029/news-current-affairs/article/egrets-served-dish-ecr-hotels

Bird poaching continues in Puducherry

Illegal sale of poached animals and resident water birds is taking place unabatedly near Villianur in Puducherry.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sale-of-poached-endangered-animals-continues-unabated-in-puducherry/article5252004.ece

Poaching of turtles in Pondicherry

A study undertaken by the students of the Ecology Department at the Pondicherry University revealed that all but one of the nests, where Olive Ridley turtles laid their eggs during the January-March season on the coast between Chinna Kalapet and Thengaithittu, were poached and destroyed.