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Palghar professor rescues injured Eagle Owl from poachers |
Ram Parmar |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, November 04, 2016 |
A professor of a Mokhada college in Jawhar of Palghar district, on Wednesday rescued an injured adult Indian Eagle Owl from poachers who were planning to sell it to tantriks, who use the owl to practi ...More
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Skin of tiger killed in Manas Nat'l Park found, three held |
Naresh Mitra |
The Times of India , Wednesday, November 02, 2016 |
GUWAHATI: The authorities of Manas National Park and police on Tuesday found the skin of a tiger that was killed last week and arrested three persons.
The tiger skin was found in Betbari, an encroa ...More
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Rusty spotted cats latest to catch poachers' fancy |
P Oppili |
The Times of India , Monday, October 31, 2016 |
CHENNAI: Two of the smallest and rarest cat species, rusty spotted cat (Prionailurusrubiginosus) and jungle cat (Felischaus), both categorised under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, are ...More
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A call for more protection of forest and wildlife |
Viju B |
The Times of India , Monday, October 31, 2016 |
KOCHI: Project Aims To Set Up Monitoring Networks And An Inventory Of Multiple Species
The state forest department has come out with a long-term strategic plan to conserve forest areas and eco-fragil ...More
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Poachers eye migratory birds in Bijnor as admin sleeps |
HarveerDabas |
The Times of India , Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
BIJNOR: Poachers in the wildlife-rich Bijnor district are now eyeing migratory birds, which are beginning to arrive here after travelling thousands of kilometres. While the forest department has sound ...More
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More poaching cases surface in Wayanad |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
KOZHIKODE: The resort owner, who was arrested in Wayanad on Tuesday for shooting down a wild elephant inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), has been named accused in another case involving the ...More
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Diwali is a dark time for India’s owls |
BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN |
The Hindu , Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
Days away from one of the most anticipated festivals, countless owls face a cruel fate at the hands of poachers who are catering to ignorance and misguided beliefs.
The Festival of Lights casts a dar ...More
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Six arrested for tiger poaching in Kanha reserve |
Neeraj Santoshi |
The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, October 26, 2016 |
Madhya Pradesh forest officials on Tuesday arrested six people from the Kanha Tiger Reserve for allegedly poaching a tiger, cutting its four paws and a patch of its skin.
On Saturday, the carcass of ...More
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One held for killing wild elephant |
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The Hindu , Wednesday, October 26, 2016 |
Forest and Wildlife Department officials on Tuesday arrested Shaji, 48, of Kulathingal at Pulpally, on the charge of killing a cow elephant in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WSS).
He is the kingpin ...More
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TWO HELD WITH LEOPARD PELTS |
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The Pioneer , Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
Two persons were nabbed by the Special Task Force of the Uttarakhand Police with two pelts believed to be of leopards killed illegally in the remote mountainous region of Uttarkashi district. The two ...More
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Rhino killed in Kaziranga |
Naresh Mitra |
The Times of India , Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
GUWAHATI: After a lull, poachers struck again at Kaziranga National Park, killing a rhino and escaping with its horn.
The incident came to light after park officials found the carcass of a rhino in ...More
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Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga, horn taken |
IANS |
Business Standard , Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
Poachers have killed yet another one-horned rhino in Assam's famous Kaziranga National Park, park officials said on Friday.
The guards of the park spotted the carcass during a routine patrolling on F ...More
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