India: Galiff Street Pet Market, Garia Pakhir Haat, Kolkata Pet Market, Pakhi Bazar, Bankura Pets -these might sound like bazaars where you can buy a goldfish or kitten for your kid. But they serve a far more sinister purpose. These are among a dozen-odd pages on Facebook that have given a spurt t
India: Three leopard skins have been seized from Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar in a joint operation by the Special Task Force (STF) and the state forest department on Sunday. As many as 17 leopard skins have been confiscated in the state this year.
The animal skins seized on Sunday are over se
India: In three separate pre-dawn operations on Sunday, the Marine Police of the Coastal Security Group (CSG) and Mandapam range forest personnel seized 380 kg of endangered sea cucumber, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, and arrested three persons.
While a Marine Police tea
India: A driver and conductor attached to the Chengam depot of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tiruvannamalai (TNSTC) have been arrested for transporting meat of deer. The forest department officials have also confiscated a government bus attached to the Chengam depot of the (TNSTC), Tir
India: Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientist, YV Jhala has confirmed that the tiger skin seized by the Nepal government on December 26, 2015 from Haryana based poachers is of a tiger from Corbett Tiger Reserve . The conclusion was drawn by matching the stripes in photo procured from Nepal
