India: Friday was a bad day for tigers. While one tiger was poached, a problem tigress was captured and relocated to little known Chaprala wildlife sanctuary (134sqkm) in Gadchiroli. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) team led by Dr Bilal Habib, Dr Parag Nigam and a couple of researchers tracked the

India: An astrologer was arrested for allegedly selling elephant pearl on a website claiming it can change the fate of a person from misery to happiness, a West Bengal forest department official said. "He was arrested for selling Gazmukta or pearl made of elephant skull bone through a website claimi

Nepal: Police on Friday arrested a 20-year-old man from Kapan of Kathmandu in possession of a red panda hide. A team deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police arrested Nabin Rai (20), a permanent resident of Taksindu-1 of Solukhumbu district from Kapan, Budhanilakantha-14 today.

India: Wildlife officials on Tuesday arrested two persons for killing a leopard in Talpada area of Rairangpur division in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district. Official sources said the leopard's skin and a country-made gun have been seized. The leopard was killed on Sunday night and