India: In April this year, a nine-month-old female leopard fetched up dead at a luxury golf course in Manesar. Nobody knew how it had got there or how it had died. And now it transpires, this was not the only one: around the same time, three more leopards were found dead in the same golf course, the
India: The forests of Dhubri district are facing a virtual wipeout. The roads along which trees were beautifully lined, now look much the worse for a malady of epidemic proportions – timber smuggling. This practice has taken its toll on the entire area even if a few families live life to the fulle
Civil Guard officers in Valencia have seized over 8,000 skins from endangered species after a 4-month investigation. Authorities raided a warehouse in Manises last week and found 8,300 skins from snakes, lizards and crocodiles, all protected under CITES. The owner, 57, was charged with violating the
Idaia: Nov 10 (PTI) Two poachers were killed in an encounter today with forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park, famed for its one-horned rhinoceros. Acting on a tip-off, forest guards spotted the duo in a forest area between Diffloo and Borbhag camp in Burapahar range in Nagaon district and an
India: After prey animals, poachers are targeting rare birds in Satkosia wildlife sanctuary. This came to the fore after the authorities arrested a poacher on Friday for killing seven Asian Openbill Storks. The poacher had put up a snare. Six birds died after falling into the trap, while one sustain
