India: Five poachers were arrested from Biswanath district today and a rhino horn was recovered from them. Biswanath Superintendent of Police Ankur Jain said four rhino poachers arrested this morning from Gohpur along with a 650 gm horn. At the time of arrest, the four poachers were finalising a d
India: Two rhino horn smugglers were arrested in a joint operation by police, CRPF and forest staff in the Sungajan area of Golaghat district on Friday. A rhino horn and a 9mm pistol were seized from them.
The duo, identified as Amit Modi and Mahesh Bhuyan, were taken into police custody and will be
India: Seven persons were arrested on Wednesday for alleged hunting and selling a rare Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) or scaly anteater in Kudal, Sindhudurg on Wednesday.
According to forest department sources, Vijay Sadanand Sawant, 47, had killed the Pangolin. Later, Prakash Pawar and Kiran
Bangladesh: In an operation, members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged smugglers with tiger bones from Ferryghat near Betbunia Bazar in Paikgachha upazila in Khulna on Wednesday evening, reports news agency UNB.
The arrestees were identified as Golam Rasul, 45, son of Wazed Gazi
India: A leopard that attacked six persons at Myduru village in Harapanahalli taluk was killed by angry villagers on Tuesday .
The seven-year-old leopard had been hiding in a haystack in a shed belonging to Danal Vrushabhendrappa. When Vrushabhendrappa entered the shed at 3.30pm to fetch fodder for