Monday, 30 September 2013

Leopard skin seized in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh police seized a leopard skin and arrested a person in Mandi district on 27 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/

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.

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Thursday, 19 September 2013

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

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

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

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#