India: Forest and Wildlife Department officials arrested four men on Saturday in connection with the killing of a cow elephant at Veliyambam in the district on Monday night.
The arrested were identified as Padmanabahan alias Vijayan, 48, of Cheruvally; A.P. Pradeep, 34, of Areekad; M.T. Mani, 39, of
India: In a major seizure, the customs and wildlife crime control bureau on Thursday night seized 500 star turtles at the Chennai airport that was being smuggled to Malaysia in a Thai Airways flight. The cute little star turtles, known for its beautiful ornate design on the shell, is one of the mo
India: Wildlife officials of Madurai forest division arrested three people while they were trying to sell nine turtles at Tiruparankundram on Wednesday evening. Based on a tip-off that some people were catching turtles and selling them, officials kept a vigil in the district to keep a watch for any
India: Seventy-seven kg of processed sea cucumber worth Rs 7.7 lakh, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka, was seized by coastal marine police at a village near Mandapam this morning. The sea cucumbers were seized from Marakaiyarpattinam village and one person was arrested in this connection, police
India: Uttarakhand Police has arrested an alleged poacher and seized an eight feet-long leopard skin from his possession.
Anand, a resident of Pithoragarh, has confessed to have killed the animal at Danya village of Almora district, Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police Roshan Lal Sharma claimed.
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