Tuesday 31 January 2012

Villagers killed a leopard in Bihar

Body of a leopard killed by villagers were found yesterday in Rohtas district of Bihar.

Katni poacher arrested in Bihar for killing wild boar

A poacher from Katni arrested in Darigaon, Rohtas district, Bihar for killing a wild boar few weeks ago. Local court had sent the accused to jail in judicial custody.

Monday 30 January 2012

Deer poaching: Four forest officials suspended in Kerala

Four forest officials in North Wayanad forest division were suspended from service for hiding the information of spotted deer poaching on 8th January 2012.

8 live monitor lizards seized in Rajasthan

Police in Dausa district seized 8 live monitor lizards on 28th January 2012 night.

Five peacocks poisoned in Jaipur

Bodies of five peacocks poisoned by poachers were recovered on 27th January 2012 at Benad Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

6 chinkaras were killed in Barmer, Rajasthan

Police arrested three people with a dead body of Chinkara (Indian gazelle) and five skins of same speices on 28th January 2012 in Barmer district of Rajasthan.

One more black buck shot dead in Haryana

Poachers were shot dead one more black buck in Fatehbad district of Haryana on 28th January 2012.

Leopard skin seized in Himachal Pradesh

Police arrested three persons with a skin of leopard in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh on 28th January 2012.

Leopard killed in road accident in Rajsamand, Rajasthan

One leopard killed in road accident on 24th January 2012 night at National Highway 8 in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.

Saturday 28 January 2012

Wild elephant killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu

A bus plying between Mysore and Coimbatore hit a herd of elephants and one female elephant died on 27th January evening at Sathyamangalam forests of Tamil Nadu.

Tiger killing traps seized in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Jaw traps using by professional tiger poaching gang seized inside the forest area of Pranhita range in Gadchiroli district on 25th January 2012.

Friday 27 January 2012

Leopard killed in road accident in Udaipur, Rajasthan

One leopard killed in road accident on 19th January 2012 night at near Debari, Udaipur district of Rajasthan.

Nilgai and deer killed in Rajasthan

Poachers were killed a blue bull and deer in Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 25th January 2012.

Deer skin seized in Hyderabad

Two persons were arrested with a spotted deer skin in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 26th January 2012.

Eight peacocks killed in Haryana

Police had arrested a person for killing peacocks in Karnal district of Haryana on 25th January 2012. Preliminary investigation shows that accused had killed eight peacocks for it's meat.

Deer killed in Raisinghnagar, Rajasthan

One person was arrested with meat of a deer in Sriganganagar district, Rajasthan on 24th January night.

Jackal skin, monitor lizard and guns seized in Rajasthan

Rajasthan forest department seized skin of a jackal, monitor lizard, 3kg meat of wild animal, 2 muzzle loader guns and other poaching equipments at Jamwa Ramgarh of Jaipur district on 25th January 2012.

Thursday 26 January 2012

1380 turtles seized in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

1,380 turtles comprising of Indian Softshelled Turtle and Chitra indica were seized by police from a truck in Kanpur on 25th January 2012, four persons were arrested.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Sariska tiger poacher convicted to three years imprisonment

On 20th January 2012, a Tiger poacher Ramu s/o.Gangaram Koli was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rupees 20,000 fine by a court in Alwar for killing a tiger in Sariska tiger reserve, Rajasthan on 2004. 

Fishermen arrested for fishing in Marine Protected Area

Fifteen fishermen were arrested by Orissa forest department on 24th January 2012 for fishing in Gahirmatha Sanctuary, a protected area created for conserving Olive Ridley turtles.

Two leopards killed in road accident

One leopard injured in road accident on 23rd January in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh had died during treatment on yesterday.
http://www.bhaskar.com/article/CHH-OTH-1775297-2788542.html

In an another incident a leopard cub was run over by a vehicle in Amreli district of Gujarat on 23rd January night.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Leopard-cub-run-over-by-vehicle-in-Savarkundla/articleshow/11619883.cms

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Bird poachers arrested in Jammu & Kashmir

Two bird poachers were arrested by police at Dal lake, Srinagar on 23rd January 2012.

Leopard injured in road accident

One leopard found lying at roadside with serious head injuries in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on 23rd January 2012.

Forest guards foiled rhino poaching attempts

Assam forest guards were foiled two rhino poaching attempts at Kaziranga and Orang on 23rd and 18th January respectively.

Poachers electrocuted a tiger in Chandrapur, Maharashtra

One tiger was found dead with claws and canines missing at Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on 23rd January 2012, suspected that animal was electrocuted by poachers.

Pangolin scales seized in Mizoram

One person was arrested with 90kg of pangolin scales in Mizoram on 20th January 2012 night.

Monday 23 January 2012

Rhino killed in self-defence in Assam

Assam forest guards were shot dead a rhinoceros in self-defence on 18th January 2012 at Kaziranga National Park. 

Poachers shot dead a deer in Fatehbad, Haryana

Two poachers were shot dead a deer in Fatehbad district of Haryana on 22nd January.

100 birds poisoned in Rajasthan

Poachers were poisoned around 100 birds in Bundi district of Rajasthan on 21st January and one person was arrested in this connection.

Partridges and doves killed in Ajmer district

2 persons were arrested with bodies of partridges, doves and poaching tools in Ajmer district of Rajasthan on 22nd January.

Peacock killed in Rajasthan

Poachers were killed a peacock in Tonk district of Rajasthan on 21st January 2012.

Deer killed in Rajasthan

Police had arrested a person with remains of poached deer on 22nd January 2012 at Churu district.

Leopard skin seized in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh police seized a leopard skin from a bus at Parwanoo, Solan district on 21st January 2012 and arrested four people.

Leopard electrocuted in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh forest officials arrested a person for electrocuting a leopard in Mandla district on 19th January 2012.

Friday 20 January 2012

Wild boar meat seized in Madhya Pradesh

One person was arrested by forest department with meat of wild boar on 18th January 2012 in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh.

Poacher caught in camera arrested

Kerala police arrested a person for carrying a gun with the intention of hunting as his picture was captured in camera trap installed by researchers in forest areas of Kollam district on 19th January 2012.

Deer meat seized in Erode, Tamil Nadu

Forest department team arrested two women with 19kg of deer meat in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on 18th January 2012.

Bear skin seized in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh police in Manali claimed that they had seized a skin of black bear and arrested a person on 15th January 2012.

Thursday 19 January 2012

Tiger skin seized at Indo-Nepal border, West Bengal

Indian customs officials posted at Nepal border of Panitanki in Darjeeling district, West Bengal had seized a big tiger skin and arrested a Nepali national on 18th January 2012.

News & Video: http://www.prokerala.com/news/videos/tiger-skin-seized-at-indo-nepal-border.html

Leopard caught in jaw trap in Ajmer district, Rajasthan

Leopard caught in jaw trap placed by poachers in Ajmer district of Rajasthan on 8th January, later forest department team rescued the animal from trap.

Villagers killed a leopardess and cub in North Bengal

Villagers in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal killed a female leopard and cub on 13th January 2012.

Deer poaching continues in Hisar, Haryana

Poachers were killed seven deers in last one week at Hisar district of Haryana.

Absconding tiger poacher arrested in Ranthambore tiger reserve

A poacher who had killed a tiger in Ranthambore tiger reserve, Rajasthan on seven years ago and absconding in the case was arrested and produced before Kandhar court yesterday.

4 sloth bears killed in Kanha tiger reserve buffer zone

Poachers were killed four sloth bears in the last two and a half months in the buffer zone Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Two were electrocuted and other two were found dead without claws and canines.

Friday 13 January 2012

Beetle, Scorpion keychains seized

Over 300 keychains that had banned exotic beetle varieties and scorpions embedded in plastic moulds for fobs were seized by a forest mobile squad from a reputed toy shop on Residency Road, Bangalore on 12th January.

Tiger skeleton and leopard bones seized in Uttarakhand

Special operation group of Uttarakhand forest department in Kumaon range seized a tiger skeleton weighing around 9kg and 2kg leopard bones near Kotabagh, Nainital district on 11th January 2012. One person was arrested and a case under wildlife protection act has registered in Ramnagar forest division.

Thursday 12 January 2012

Leopard skin, tiger's skull seized in Tamil Nadu

PTI reported that a leopard skin and tiger skeleton seized in Coimbatore and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu respectively in two separate incidents on last three days.

Tiger poacher Dariya convicted in trap seizure case

Tiger poacher Dariya convicted to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 fine on 2nd January 2012 by a court in Ramnagar, Nainital district in connection with the seizure of tiger traps in Corbett tiger reserve on 2008. Dariya was earlier served the jail term in Madya Pradesh for a tiger bone case.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Rare conches seized in Delhi

The orange spider conches, found in the Indian Ocean, were seized from an aquarium in the restaurant located on Pandara Road near India Gate in Delhi on 9th January 2012.

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Leopard cat killed in road accident

A leopard cat killed in road accident on 7th January in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

Poachers shot dead a Class VIII boy for raising alarm

Wild boar poachers in Kurukshetra district of Haryana shot dead a boy on 8th January 2012 when he raised an alarm against poaching. 

4,000 turtles seized in Uttar Pradesh

Two persons were arrested with around 4,000 turtles from a truck at Jalaun crossing under Kotwali police station in Auraiyya district of Uttar Pradesh on 9th January 2012.

National-level shooter booked for poaching in Uttar Pradesh

A national-level shooter has been booked for poaching after forest department officials raided his house in Bulandshahar district and recovered photographs of rare antelope species allegedly hunted by him.

Friday 6 January 2012

Nilgai shot and injured in Bagpat, Uttar Pradesh

One Nilgai was shot and injured by poachers on 4th January 2012 at Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh.

Nilgai meat seized in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh forest department arrested three persons with meat of Nilgai (blue bull) on 4th January 2012 at Chhatarpur district.

Leopard injured in road accident

One leopard was injured in road accident on 4th January 2012 at Nainital district of Uttarakhand.

Three elephants found dead in Erode, Tamil Nadu

Bodies of three elephants a male, female and a calf found at two different places in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on 5th January 2012.

Wednesday 4 January 2012

33 lesser flamingos killed in Gujarat

Last week a wildlife conservationist found 33 severed heads and legs of lesser flamingos in near Velasar village in Maliya Miyana taluka in Rajkot.

Live partridges and wild board meat seized in Sehore

6 live partridges and meat of wild boar seized from three persons on 2nd January 2012 at Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.

Forest officials hushed up tiger death

Deccan Chronicle reported that the male tiger, which reportedly died after being caught in a jaw trap in Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) last weekend, was allegedly buried in Rampura in Kalkere range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, according to highly placed sources.

Villagers killed a leopard in Bihar

Villagers of Saharsa district in Bihar had killed a leopard when animal attacked few people on 3rd January 2012.

Tuesday 3 January 2012

Sambar deer found dead with injuries in Tamil Nadu

Sambar deer found dead with injuries suspected to be of bullet wounds at Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on 2nd January 2012.

Peacock poached in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Poachers were killed one peacock on 2nd January at Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.

Elephant electrocuted from an illegal electric fence

25-year old male elephant electrocuted from an illegal electric fence erected by a farmer at HD Kote Taluk of Mysore district, Karnataka on 2nd January 2012.

Monday 2 January 2012

Leopard skin seized in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh

11 cranes poached in Junagarh, Gujarat

Poachers were killed 11 cranes at Junagarh district of Gujarat on 31st December 2011. Police is now investigating the case.

82 red sanders logs seized in Bangalore

Karnataka police seized 82 red sanders logs on 29th December 2011 at Bangalore.

Is the tigers killed in Bandipur, Karnataka?

Newspapers reported the death of 2 tigers at Bandipur tiger reserve, Karnataka on end of December 2011. One was reportedly caught in poacher's trap and another due to natural death.
Another link: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/bengaluru/male-tiger-killed-bandipur-181