Himachal Pradesh police seized a leopard skin and arrested a person in Mandi district on 27 September 2013.
Information on Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade/ Wildlife Trafficking in India
Monday, 30 September 2013
Leopard killed in road accident on NH-72
One leopardess was killed in road accident on NH-72 in Uttarakhand on the night of 28 September 2013.
http://www.dehradun.amarujala.com/news/city-news-dun/guldar-body-was-found-in-doiwala/
http://www.dehradun.amarujala.com/news/city-news-dun/guldar-body-was-found-in-doiwala/
Three elephants electrocuted
Three elephants were electrocuted on last weekend in three different incidents, one each on West Midnapore district of West Bengal, Nainital district of Uttarakhand and Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.
Friday, 27 September 2013
169 red sanders logs seized in Andhra Pradesh
Police seized 169 red sanders logs in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on 26 September 2013.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rs-2-crore-worth-red-sanders-seized/article5173657.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rs-2-crore-worth-red-sanders-seized/article5173657.ece
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Elephant shot dead and tusks removed in Nagaon
Poachers shot dead an elephant and removed its tusks in Nagaon district of Assam on 25 September 2013.
http://www.assamtimes.org/node/8867
http://www.assamtimes.org/node/8867
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
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
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/2-held-with-75-parakeets/articleshow/23021406.cms
Red sanders seized in Maharashtra
Maharashtra forest officials seized 7.5 tonnes of red sanders in Raigad district on 24 September 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Red-sanders-worth-Rs-1-5-crore-seized/articleshow/23015642.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Red-sanders-worth-Rs-1-5-crore-seized/articleshow/23015642.cms
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Python meat and monitor lizard seized in Tamil Nadu
5 persons were arrested with meat of python, dead monitor lizard and a country made gun at Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on 22 September 2013 night.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/5-Kerala-youth-held-with-7-kg-snake-meat/2013/09/24/article1800408.ece
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/5-Kerala-youth-held-with-7-kg-snake-meat/2013/09/24/article1800408.ece
Sloth bears rescued in Jharkhand
Enforcement officials rescued three sloth bears from Giridih district of Jharkhand on 19 September 2013.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-sloth-bears-rescued-113092301164_1.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-sloth-bears-rescued-113092301164_1.html
Tiger skin and bones seized from Indians in Bhutan
Officials of the Forest Protection and Surveillance Unit in Bhutan seized a tiger skin and bones from two Indian men in Gelegphu on September 20, 2013.
http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=31811
http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=31811
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Poachers strike again at Kaziranga, kill rhino
Poachers killed another one-horned rhino in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park on the night of 17 September 2013.
http://www.mizonews.net/northeast/poachers-strike-kaziranga-kill-rhino/
http://www.mizonews.net/northeast/poachers-strike-kaziranga-kill-rhino/
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Tiger poisoned and bones removed in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
Poachers killed a tiger and removed its bones in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve of Assam, the remains of body parts found on 15 September 2013.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130917/jsp/northeast/story_17358060.jsp#.UjfwT9JkOJo
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130917/jsp/northeast/story_17358060.jsp#.UjfwT9JkOJo
Monday, 16 September 2013
Sariska poacher sentenced to five years imprisonment
A professional tiger poacher from Haryana who had killed an Asian big cat on May 2003 in Sariska tiger reserve, Rajasthan had convicted by court and sentenced him to five years imprisonment and Rs. 75,000 fine.
http://www.patrika.com/news/chastisement-of-five-years-to-hunter/956079
http://www.patrika.com/news/chastisement-of-five-years-to-hunter/956079
Forest encroachers killed a range officer in Andhra Pradesh
A group of tribals who had allegedly encroached on forest land, hacked a forest ranger to death at K K Tanda, a tribal village, in Andhra Pradesh's Nizamabad district late on 14 September 2013 night, apart from maiming seven forest officials who are now being treated in a hospital.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tribals-hack-forest-ranger-to-death-in-Andhra/articleshow/22610477.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tribals-hack-forest-ranger-to-death-in-Andhra/articleshow/22610477.cms
17 tonnes of red sanders seized in Vellore, Tamil Nadu
17 tonnes of red sanders logs were seized from a defunct leather factory godown in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu on 15 September 2013.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Red-Sanders-hidden-behind-veggie-sacks-and-smuggled/2013/09/16/article1786201.ece#
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Red-Sanders-hidden-behind-veggie-sacks-and-smuggled/2013/09/16/article1786201.ece#
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