India: The forest department has seized more than five kg of turtle’s flesh from Hemraj village, here. One person has been arrested in this connection. Poaching of tortoise is suspected in the area, nearby Ganges and around Hastinapursanctuary. According to forest officials, they received a ti
India: State wildlife officials on Friday arrested in the Taramani area a 25-year-old youth found carrying a shikra, also known as Indian sparrow hawk, with the intention of selling it as a pet. A court later sent the arrested man, Vadapalani resident P Joshua, to jail.
Range officer PMurugesa
India: Two people from Raigad have been arrested by the Kalyan crime branch for allegedly possessing a tiger and leapord skin. The duo have been identified as Vishal Laxman Dhanraj, 30, and Sachin Janardhan Mhatre, 33, both are residents of Khalapur village in Raigad district.According to Sanju John
India: Sleuths of Customs Preventive Unit (CPU) have seized about six kg of processed seahorses, an endangered species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, after detaining a person.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs and on the orders of Assistant Commissioner of Cust
India: The state forest department arrested three persons, for illegal transportation of 105 Alexandrine parakeet chicks and 48 rose-ringed parakeets. Sources said the forest department officials had received a tip off that these birds were being brought to the city from Delhi in a private luxu
