India: Forest department officials on Wednesday seized tusks of an elephant from Narla forest range under Kalahandi North Division.
Three persons were arrested for their alleged connection in the illegal trade.
The arrested persons have been identified as Ishwar Bhoi, Samel Majhi, and Sindura M
India: A person was detained in Gujarat on Thursday after a video surfaced in which a man was purportedly seen dragging an animal carcass behind his motorcycle apparently to lure a lion, a forest official said.
Taking serious note of the incident, Chief Conservator
India: Five poachers were nabbed from Kuldiha reserve forest in Nilagiri of Balasore district and illegal arms seized from them, the police informed on Wednesday.
Acting on reliable inputs about the presence of poachers, the forest department officials conducted a raid in the forest reserve and zero
India: The Himachal Pradesh police have recovered two leopard skins from an individual in Himachal Pradesh's Chowari area on Monday.
The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act.
According to the police, a team of Chowari police s
India: One person was held for killing a panther by setting up a metal snare in a tea estate near here, even as greens wanted the foresters to have periodical surprise raids in the rural limits to check this type of threat to wild animals.
Forest officials attached to the Kundah range in