India: THE Special Task Force of Crime Branch has tightened its grip on smugglers of pangolin scales in the State with the arrest of one more person involved in the crime. He has been identified as Riyazuddin of Surada in Ganjam district. The STF officers had earlier arrested wanted wildlife smuggle

India: The forest department has recovered wild birds from a vehicle in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. A Himalayan Goral, of deer family, was also recovered. The driver of the vehicle is under the custody of forest department. The case has been registered and an investigation is underway. Santosh Pa

Nepal: As many as nine Indian nationals were arrested from Chitwan National Park in the last week for their suspicious activities. CNP, however, has not made the details of the arrestees public. CNP chief conservation officer Bed Kumar Dhakal said that seven Indian nationals were held from western s

India: Police said that the gang members hailed from Tamil Nadu and were involved in inter-state wildlife poaching racket. Gang of six people, led by a small time DMK leader in Tamil Nadu, were arrested for their involvement in ivory smuggling in Mahalakshmi layout police station limits on Wednesday

India:  In a major breakthrough, the Special Task Force of the Odisha Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested one Allaha Rakha from Dashapalla area in the district in connection with smuggling of pangolin scales. As per reports, a team of officials of Mahanadi Wildlife Division had earlier on June 1