Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik said on Thursday that the state cabinet has approved a proposal to move leopards to Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, thereby protecting people from legal action if they kill the big cat entering human habitations.The state...
Malkangiri (Odisha), March 2 Officers from the Odisha forest department rescued 210 live Indian flap-shell turtles on Monday, allegedly being smuggled in a vehicle in the Malkangiri district, officials said.During a search operation, forest personnel intercepted an SUV inside a forest near...
Shimla, February 28 A leopard was found dead in the Dhalun area of the Kangra district, officials said on Saturday.Following the information, a team from the forest department arrived at the scene and secured the carcass.District Forest Officer (DFO) Amit Sharma said the leopard's death was...
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Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 A village panchayat president has been arrested for allegedly killing a porcupine after it entered a house in Vellanad here on Saturday, forest officials said.In the television visuals, it could be seen that Vellanad Sasi, a leader of the ruling CPI(M) and...
Mumbai, February 26 An FIR was registered against a popular resort following a raid by a joint team of the Customs and forest department for allegedly keeping exotic animals without authorization, an official said on Thursday.The operation at the Ayush resort revealed the presence of four...
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Imphal, February 24 Security forces arrested two individuals in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur for allegedly smuggling 24 wild mountain goats from Myanmar, police said on Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of security forces intercepted a four-wheeler in the town of Tengnoupal and...
New Delhi, February 18 Indicating that it would examine a complaint against YouTuber Elvish Yadav under the Wildlife (Protection) Act in the snake venom case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that if popular persons are allowed to use "helpless victims" like snakes, it could send a "very...
Rourkela, February 17 Five people were arrested in the Sundargarh district of Odisha for allegedly killing a wild boar as part of a ritual during Shivratri, officials said on Tuesday.Around 80 kg of meat and the skin were seized from them.Personnel from the Forest Department conducted a raid...
Sultanpur (UP), February 10 Police arrested two people here on Tuesday and seized 205 protected Indian flap-shell turtles from their possession, officials said.The arrests were made near the Hanumanganj Bypass on Varanasi Road under the Kotwali Dehat police station limits.Station House...