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Armed poachers hunting for wild boar nabbed in Vasai jungle
Sandhya Nair
The Times of India , Thursday, December 31, 2015

MUMBAI: A gang of armed poachers hunting for wild boar in the Tungareshwar wildlife sanctuary in Vasai have been arrested. Those arrested are tribals from Palghar district. There is a rise in poachin ...More


Home turns hell for Olive Ridley turtles in Odisha
Rakesh Dixit
India Today , Thursday, December 31, 2015

Carcasses of more than 500 endangered Olive Ridley turtles, the flagship wildlife species of the state, have been spotted on the beaches of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapada district setting a ...More


Major reptile smuggling racket unearthed after 2 arrests in Kolkata
Joydeep Thakur
The Hindustan Times , Thursday, December 31, 2015

The arrest of two small-time turtle traders in North Kolkata in August has triggered a domino effect in what is turning out to be one of the largest wildlife smuggling rackets in the country in recent ...More


Special tiger protection force to keep watch outside reserve too
The Times of India , Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Chandrapur: Forest minister SudhirMungantiwar on Tuesday announced that forest department is going deploy special tiger protection force (STPF) in tiger bearing areas even out of the tiger projects. ...More


Mumbai: 7 held for poaching in wildlife sanctuary
Mid – Day , Wednesday, December 30, 2015

In the wake of a suspected poaching case, where a carcass of a leopard was found at Shilonda trail inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park around two weeks back, the forest department arrested seven people ...More


Four cubs die, tigress missing; Maha wildlife dept seeks help from CBI
Pradip Kumar Maitra
The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The state wildlife department suspects that the tigress in Chandrapur’s protected forest, which went missing for four days, may have been poached, or has died of other reasons. Maharashtra forest min ...More


Mauled government seeks CBI probe into cubs' death, 10-year jail for poachers
DNA India , Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Mauled by allies and opposition alike over the death of four tiger cubs in Chandrapur forests in the last couple of days, Maharashtra government has sought CBI inquiry into the incident and has also p ...More


Forest department nabs seven poachers from Tungareshwar wildlife sanctuary
Virat A Singh
DNA India , Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The forest department — which has already intensified patrolling in the forest area after they found a carcass of a leopard at the Shilonda trail of Sanjay Gandhi National Park — managed to nab seven ...More


SIT to probe death of four tiger cubs
ALOK DESHPANDE
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 29, 2015

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe the death of four one-month-old tiger cubs in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. While the reason for the death is said to be severe malnourishment, the a ...More


SIT to probe tiger cubs’ death, search on for mother tigress
Mazhar Ali
The Times of India , Tuesday, December 29, 2015

CHANDRAPUR: Forest minister SudhirMungantiwar on Monday said that a special investigation team (SIT) will be formed with the help of CBI's wildlife wing for the investigation into the death of four ...More


7 years gone, Corbett yet to form tiger protection force
Nihi Sharma Sahani
The Hindustan Times , Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Corbett Tiger Reserve has failed to set up a Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) according to a directive issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) seven years ago. Out of 48 t ...More


SIT to probe death of four tiger cubs
ALOK DESHPANDE
The Hindu , Tuesday, December 29, 2015

According to activists working in the field of tiger conservation, the forest department needs to improve its intelligence on poachers and be more vigilant. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will pr ...More


Mountain quail poaching rampant in Koraput
Press Trust of India
Business Standard , Monday, December 28, 2015

Mountain quails, found in the hilly areas of Koraput district and locally called Gunduri, appear to be on the verge of extinction because of rampant poaching. According to Wildlife Protection Act, ...More


Sloth bear found killed in Jessore sanctuary
Press Trust of India
Business Standard , Monday, December 28, 2015

A sloth bear has been found to have been shot dead by unidentified person in Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary in Banaskantha district of north Gujarat, forest officials said. An inquiry had been started ...More


Abused Maha temple elephant finds Mathura home
Kanwardeep Singh
The Times of India , Monday, December 28, 2015

Pilibhit: On his fiftieth birthday, Salman Khan has a special message — from a wildlife sanctuary with blackbucks! The star has been invited by the administration of Pilibhit tiger reserve which boast ...More


Good news from Tadoba reserve: Tiger numbers rising
ShailendraParanjpe
DNA India , Monday, December 28, 2015

Deployment of a special tiger protection force coupled with camera traps and other measures taken by the state government have resulted in a sharp increase in tiger population at TadobaAndhari tiger r ...More


3 poachers let off in sloth bear case
Vijay Pinjarkar
The Times of India , Monday, December 28, 2015

Nagpur: Days after three dreaded poachers and tiger skin traders were convicted for killing a big cat in Dhakna in Melghat tiger reserve (MTR), another three poachers were acquitted by Amravati additi ...More


Four tiger cubs die of malnourishment
Vivek Deshpande
The Indian Express , Monday, December 28, 2015

Four one-month-old tiger cubs have died in Chandrapur due to severe malnourishment. Three of the cubs, two males and a female, were found dead in the forest, while the fourth one, a female, died in a ...More


Two-week ban on entry of visitors to Nalbana in Chilika
Press Trust of India
Business Standard , Sunday, December 27, 2015

Wildlife authorities have imposed a two-week ban on entry of visitors to Nalabana, a bird sanctuary inside the famous Chilika Lake, till completion of the annual bird count in the lake slated for Janu ...More


Poaching poses risk to Koraput mountain quails
SatyanarayanPattnaik
The Times of India , Sunday, December 27, 2015

KORAPUT: Mountain quails, found in the hilly areas of Koraput district and locally called Gunduri, are on the verge of extinction because of rampant poaching. According to Wildlife Protection Act, cap ...More


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