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Jaipur, March 29 The Rajasthan High Court has prohibited night safaris and the use of drones in the Jawai Leopard Reserve in the Pali district, expressing concern over the disturbance to wildlife caused by unregulated tourism activities.A bench comprising Justices Sandeep Shah and Pushpendra...

Jammu, March 28 The population of the endangered Kashmir stag, Hangul, has shown a steady and encouraging increase over the past decade, rising from 183 in 2015 to 323 in 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir government said on Saturday.Responding to a Calling Attention Motion moved by National...

Kochi, March 28 The DRI has thwarted an attempt to illegally export 512 kg of red sanders from the International Container Transhipment Terminal at Cochin Port in Vallarpadam, officials said on Saturday.According to a statement, acting on specific intelligence, officers of the DRI's Cochin...

Thane, March 26 Forest authorities have launched an investigation into two cases of monkeys injured by arrows in the Yeoor forest in Thane district, Maharashtra, and have announced a reward of ₹25,000 for information leading to the identification of the perpetrators, officials said on Thursday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 CPI(M) leader and Vellanad village panchayat president, 'Vellanad' Sasi, who had been on the run in connection with a case of allegedly killing a porcupine, surrendered to forest officials on Tuesday.He surrendered at the Paruthipally forest office in the evening...

Mumbai, March 24 Maharashtra's Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has said that the state government has asked Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards at its Vantara facility in Gujarat's Jamnagar, and 25 big cats have already been relocated there.The population of leopards has risen four times...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Monday that it was the state government that asked Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards in its Vantara facility and added that 25 big cats have already been sent there.Speaking in the legislative council during the...

New Delhi, March 21 The Forest Survey of India (FSI) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Saturday to strengthen the use of geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and AI/ML-based tools in forest fire...

New Delhi, March 20 Taking serious note of the destruction of habitats of aquatic animals due to rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary, the Supreme Court on Friday said such destruction in a protected area would attract offences and penalties under various laws, including...

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR against Elvish Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in Noida, prompting the YouTuber to say he always had faith in the judicial system.However, he asked who would compensate for the...

Lucknow, March 19 YouTuber Elvish Yadav expressed happiness on Thursday over the Supreme Court's verdict in the alleged case of using snake venom at a rave party, saying he always had faith in the judiciary.However, he asked who would compensate for the harassment he and his family faced.The...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against YouTuber and reality show winner Elvish Yadav in a case involving the procurement and use of snake venom at rave parties in Noida and the National Capital Region (NCR), holding that the invocation of...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in 2023, and said the case cannot be sustained in law.A...

New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav under the Wildlife (Protection) Act in the snake venom case registered by Uttar Pradesh Police in 2023.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said the case...

Mumbai, March 18 The state legislative assembly passed the Wildlife Protection (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday, with the government asserting that it would not lead to the issuance of permits for hunting wild animals, including leopards.The bill aims to facilitate better...

Mathura (UP), March 18 The Uttar Pradesh forest department has stepped up measures to tackle the monkey menace in Vrindavan and Govardhan here in view of President Droupadi Murmu's visit, with langur cut-outs to be placed at vulnerable points to deter monkeys, officials said on Wednesday...

Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), March 17 A tigress is believed to have died due to electrocution on farmland in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in Padaguru village in the Gundlupete taluk, near the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.The tigress was...

Jaipur, March 16 Three people have been arrested in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan on Monday for allegedly killing and burning a wild animal, suspected to be a rare wild cat called Caracal, and uploading a video of the incident on social media, forest officials said on Monday.Officials...

Chandrapur, March 16 A case has been registered under the Wildlife (Protection) Act against some individuals in connection with a tiger incident on March 16 on the Padmapur-Moharli road in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, according to officials from the forest department, who made the...

Bilaspur (HP), March 12 Eight leopard claws were recovered from a scooter driven by a woman during a routine traffic check near the Barmana area here, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a team from the Barmana police station was conducting inspections at...