India: International red sanders smuggler Fayaz Shariff, 40, and six other smugglers were sentenced to undergo three-year imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 by the Judicial First Class Magistrate of Pulivendula, Srinivasa Naik, on Monday.
Stating that it was the first-ever case of conviction
India: Four camps of poachers were busted and arms along with ammunition seized in Assam by a joint operation team of Police and Special Task Force today.
On receiving specific information the team led by Deben Borah, Officer-in-Charge of Jokholabondha Police Station busted two camps at Burapahar ar
India: The Amravati forest division personnel raided a farmhouse late on Sunday night and uncovered the killing of four monitor lizards, which had been cooked and served at the party.
Monitor lizards are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 and have equal level of protection
Nepal: Police on Thursday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in smuggling of a pangolin hide with scales from Gothatar on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.
Prakash Danuwar (33) and Arjun Danuwar (29), permanent residents of Bhimtar village in Sindhupalchok district, were arrested f
The Parliament of Nepal has ratified the Statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) on July 4, 2016. With this ratification, Nepal has become the third formal member country of SAWEN after Sri Lanka and India. Earlier, the meeting of the council of ministers had given endorsement
