India: The gang of 12 sambar poachers, led by Rafiq Ahmed, are believed to have links with similar cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, making it one of the largest hi-tech poaching networks uncovered in recent times in the country. Sources said Raf

India: Indian police have seized more than 6,000 freshwater turtles from poachers who planned to smuggle them out of the country. The live flapshell turtles were found stuffed in sacks near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh state, bound for Kolkata. One man has been arrested over the four-tonne haul, thought

India: The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on Friday late night arrested an animal poacher from Didihat in Pithoragarh district and recovered four leopard skins from his possession having international market value worth Rs 12 lakh. While the arrested accused was identified as Jagdish Singh Ke

India: Among recovered wild cats one is being considered as Lynx while other is like Clouded Leopard, which is found in Himalayan valley. VARANASI: In a major haul the Mirzapur police on Sunday succeeded in nabbing a poacher and rescuing five wild cats. Among recovered wild cats one is being conside
International red sanders smuggler held

India: The Tirupati urban police swooped down on a team of red sanders smugglers including a Chinese national, during a raid at Chaitanyapuram under Renigunta limits on Saturday evening. Kolluri Venkat Rao (32) alias K.V.R. Naidu alias Venkatesh, belonging to Dakkili mandal of Nellore district, beli